makadto

Category Archives: Korea

Seoul

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on April 20, 2019

Gwangjang Market

Food, Korea, Market, Snapshot of the Day food stall, Gwangjang Market, mandu

Rolled Fish

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on February 22, 2017

Place the fish side by side on the kraft paper

Roll the kraft paper with the fish

Afterwards she folded the rolled fish in half (crosswise) then gave it to the customer

Korea, Packaging Busan, fish, kraft paper

Hat Store

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on February 5, 2017

Garment, Korea Busan, hat, shop

Empty Seashells

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on February 1, 2017

The orderly arrangement of empty discarded seashells

Arrangement, Korea, Seafood Busan, seashells

Spot the Kimchi Pots

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on January 26, 2017

Previously, Gamcheon was a slum village in Busan, but instead redevelopment they’ve opted preservation and rejuvenation. Nowadays it’s a creative community where art works are seen everywhere, and where imaginative small shops thrive. I love this concept of urban revitalization boosting cultural content rather than erasing it.

I’m pretty sure there are plenty of searchable lovely pictures of this village out there minus the kimchi pots. And so here are the kimchi pots I’ve spotted in my walkabout.

Korea, Receptacle Busan, Gamcheon Culture Village, kimchi pot, urban revitalization

Couple Self-Portraits on Locks

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on January 4, 2017

Cute

A mug with sentimental value

A cell site must be a good place to lock one’s love

Lengthy dedication

Korea Busan, Busan Tower, locks, pop culture, Yongdusan Park

Dried Frogs

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on January 3, 2017

Dried frogs for sale in Busan

Food, Korea Busan, dried frogs, Haeundae

January 1, 2017

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on January 1, 2017

Street eating in Busan

Korea, Snapshot of the Day 2017, Busan, January 1, New Year

New Year’s Shopping

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on December 31, 2016

Koreans shopping for seafood at Jalgachi Market today

Korea, Market, Seafood, Snapshot of the Day Busan, Jalgachi Market, New Year 2017

Noryangjin Fish Market

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on February 19, 2016

This one is an exclusively seafood market. A big one. No such sort exist in the Philippines where seafood here are sold in a specific section of the palengke, or at some corner of the talipapa. So at Noryangjin Fish Market with all its assortment of marine edibles where two-thirds of those I cannot identify, it was a wonderment to be inside, ogling unhurriedly at each edible curiosity, and hearing the din from the collective voices of the fishmongers. Obviously, they can tell that I was just an observer and not a potential customer, but I felt at ease because the ajummas and ajeossis don’t seem to mind, and they seem to understand that it was just a field trip of sort to me.

Korea, Market, Seafood fish market, seafood, Seoul

Mini Gimbap

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on February 3, 2016

I love rice and its derivatives that this mini gimbap is one of the several reasons I miss Korea. It’s amazing how addicting it can be when at a glance it’s just vegetables and rice wrapped in seaweed and sprinkled with sesame seeds. But it has a distinct taste, an umami comparable to junk food addiction. It must be from a trace of secret sauce, or from the magical hands of the ajumma.

Food, Korea gimbap, Gwangjang, Seoul, sushi roll

Manhole Lids in Korea

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on January 28, 2016

I suppose I must have walked a lot to have spotted all sorts of manhole covers from Japan to Korea. There are more but not all have pictures because it was either too cold to expose my hands, or it was precariously located on a busy road. Sometimes, I’d just scrutinize these things without digitizing.

Korea lid, manhole cover, Seoul, Suwon

City Towers

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on January 25, 2016

Seoul’s landmark with American spirit

A prominent city tower becomes a modern landmark, an observation tower, a city icon. Except for the Empire State Building in NYC, I’ve never been inside those city towers, nor have they been intentionally included in my itinerary. I was just contented to gaze from afar, and occasionally marveled its height. Most often I’d use it as point of reference, a lighthouse on land.

In Korea, the surrounding park and the path leading to Namsan peak in Seoul is excellent for walking, even at winter. So we walked to the top and then walked back down using a different route. It just so happen that Seoul Tower is on Namsan, close enough for me to take a snapshot at dusk – to document my walk.