Wednesday, July 25, 2007

A.B.C.'s of Korea

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A- ADVERTISING

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B- BIPIMBAP 비빔밥

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C- CROWDS. Also see, "claustrophobia."

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This Hongdae area norebang (kareoke) bar is hilarious. The large glass windows allow exhibitionists to sing in front of an audience: people passing on the street. There are ladders in each room leading up to private bunks with pillows. I like it for 2 reasons. 1.) It looks like a doll house for big people. 2.) From the street it might appear that I have a decent voice!

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The night shot of Suwon, above, looks like an American painter's work. Can you guess whose?

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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:21 AM

    Great photos; they are like windows framing different angles of life in Korea. I thought I'd struggle to think of an American painter, but as I looked at the photo again, Edward Hopper's work came to mind...

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  2. Nice pictures. Wish I were there. Bipim-pap with lots of quot-chu-jang. slupr!!

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  3. hopper.

    computer cleaning? is that what the sign says?

    and yum. bibimbap.

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  4. Anonymous1:53 AM

    why do they have bunks in a norebang?

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  5. Hopper it is! You guys are good.

    For style. I doubt many people actually climb the ladder and sit there but there are a bunch of pillows piled up, the area might be cozy for a couple to hang out, if they weren't on display for the entire world to see!

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  6. Cool pics! (I still want to know how high the ISO on your camera goes.)

    I've never really liked bibimbap--something about having everything all stirred up together, I think, and then it all sort of tastes the same.

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