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Video of the Deoksu Palace Guard Changing Ceremony
» by GI Korea August 23rd, 2008 at 9:49 am » Comments (0)
I recently watched the guard changing ceremony at Deoksugung Palace in central Seoul and besides taking pictures of the ceremony I also took some video clips I hope everyone enjoys. This ...more »Changing of the Guard Ceremony at Deoksu Palace
» by GI Korea August 22nd, 2008 at 7:08 am » Comments (2)
While in Seoul the other day I just happened to be in front of Deoksu-gung Palace in central Seoul when the royal changing of the guard ceremony was to take ...more »Seoul Prepares for Liberation Day
» by GI Korea August 14th, 2008 at 2:10 pm » Comments (23)
Yesterday I was walking around downtown Seoul and saw that the Seoul City Hall is preparing to put on what appears to be quite a show for the upcoming Liberation ...more »Seoul Has the World’s 8th Highest Gas Prices
» by GI Korea July 14th, 2008 at 9:16 am » Comments (4)
If people in the US think their gas prices are high then they should see what the people in Korea are paying for their gas: Seoul is the eighth most ...more »Exposing the Anti-US Activists as Violence Continues In Seoul
» by GI Korea June 29th, 2008 at 12:38 pm » Comments (41)
The protests against the importation of US beef into Korea (that really has nothing to do with US beef) broke out once again in downtown Seoul. The conflict began ...more »Places in Korea: Changgyeonggung Palace
» by GI Korea May 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 am » Comments (12)
Changgyeonggung Palace is one of the lesser known palaces in Korea, overshadowed by its more famous neighboring palaces of Changdeokgung and Kyeongbokgung. Changgyeonggung may not have the glam of ...more »Charges Dropped Against Rioting Chinese Student
» by GI Korea May 3rd, 2008 at 6:50 am » Comments (12)
Well it looks like no charges will be brought against any Chinese students who rioted in the streets of Seoul during the Olympic torch relay: A Seoul court decided on Friday ...more »Olympic Torch Passes Through Seoul Amidst Protests
» by GI Korea April 27th, 2008 at 10:04 pm » Comments (43)
The Olympic torch has completed its long awaited journey through Seoul amidst outbreaks of Korean protests against the torch and Chinese supporters that showed up to wave Chinese flags in ...more »Places in Korea: Jongmyo Shrine
» by GI Korea April 26th, 2008 at 5:46 pm » Comments (7)
With out a doubt the two most popular historical attractions in Seoul to see are the Kyeongbukgung and Changdeokgung palaces. The Changdeokgung palace is even listed as UNESCO World ...more »Plagiarism Accusations Over Design Winner
» by GI Korea April 8th, 2008 at 5:45 am » Comments (0)
Here we go again with another accusation of plagiarism in Korea with competitors claiming the winning design for the planned construction was copied from another architect. more »Places in Korea: Cheonggyecheon Stream
» by GI Korea October 5th, 2007 at 12:58 am » Comments (3)
The Cheonggyecheon Stream in downtown Seoul was a controversial project when it was first proposed, but I would think just about everyone would have to agree it is now a ...more »More Reports of Corrupt Taxi Drivers at Incheon Airport
» by GI Korea August 18th, 2007 at 9:11 am » Comments (9)
I posted a couple of months ago about the KBS report I saw on television about Incheon International Airport taxi drivers overcharging foreigners. Courtesy of the Marmot he has translated ...more »
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