Destination: Lotus Lantern Festival (2010) - part 1
TweetAs in years past, the 연등회 (Yeon Deung Hoe, or Lotus Lantern Festival) is an excellent, if overly touristy, chance to learn more about one of the world's oldest religions. A folk festival that has...
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TweetAs promised, the Lotus Lantern Festival Parade - part one of the festival is here if you missed it. The Lady in Red and I found some seats on an underground market entrance; unless you're in the...
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TweetI cannot drink alcohol for a month (don't really want to either, only 4 months left and still so much left to do!) so I have been filling my weekends with plays, festivals, dinners, shopping and...
View ArticleBuddha, please forgive me for the late birthday wishes.
TweetHappy LATE Birthday Buddha! Here is my first photo post – a few months late – from the Lotus Lantern Festival. The festival is held in honor of Buddha’s birthday, and although Seoul and Korea...
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TweetThis weekend is a four-day holiday here in Busan, which is super-rare in Korea because Koreans tend not to take vacations that often. As I was telling my sister this morning, this is the first...
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