Seoul (April 2015)

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10 story pagoda

National Museum of Korea in Seoul

April 27 2015 040 We were able to do a session at the Temple in Seoul. April 27 2015 048

We spent a lot of time getting all over Seoul using the subway. Very nice and clean.April 27 2015 051 The War Memorial Museum   . They had lots of military equipment outside (planes, boats, rockets). They had panels with the names of all the ward dead from the Korean War. Interesting exhibits inside. The school children on field trips were anxious to get photos with some of the war veterans visiting from Canada and Australia. The Korean people seem very grateful for the UN/US forces.

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The main gate at Gyeongbokgung Palace.April 27 2015 106

The party palace. 

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The guards in traditional costume.

April 27 2015 189How do you like your octopus?

April 27 2015 280 The last train stop heading from South Korea into North Korea–Dorasan. We did the full DMZ tour.
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The DMZ museum.
April 27 2015 298 The 3rd Tunnel of Aggression (the North tunneling into the South). We were required to wear hard hats. The average tunnel height is 4 ft, so it was helpful when we kept banging out heads. My hand is hiding the “no photography” sign.

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The UN Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) conference room (exterior). North Korea begins halfway through the conference room. The building behind is in North Korea.April 27 2015 340Our foray into North Korea.April 27 2015 347Standing on guard with the wall offering partial protection.

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Burial tombs at Seolleung. Their equivalent of pyramids.

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Presenting our research at ACM conference on Computer and Human Interaction: CHI 2015
April 27 2015 455 Hiking Bukhansan–here’s the trail map.April 27 2015 472

April 27 2015 479Pretty steep at times.April 27 2015 482The top of Baegundae Peak.

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