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South Korea

2018 · South Korea

CountriesSouth Korea
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A busy Korean retail corner glows with neon signs at night while a taxi crosses the intersection.Illustrated South Korean posters show subway etiquette warnings in bold red text.A backpacked traveler studies a self-service kiosk inside a busy South Korean subway station.A pedestrian walks a tiled sidewalk beside a Korean street lined with parked cars and shops.Baskets of tangerines, sweet potatoes, and leafy greens line a market sidewalk.Shops, power lines, and parked cars line a narrow Korean street.Rows of Korean signs advertise restaurants on a dense commercial street.A decorative black double gate is inlaid with gold floral reliefs.Traditional dark-tiled roofs crowd together below a tall apartment block.A sloped street runs downhill toward the water, framed by shops and signs.A shining fish sculpture stands on a promenade above a bay and suspension bridge.Glass office towers loom over a plaza dotted with round stone spheres.A narrow Korean street lined with small shops and parked cars under tangled overhead cables.People walk along a beachside promenade with a thatched umbrella, sculpted pines and a distant sea bridge.Cyclists and walkers share a boardwalk beside a sandy beach, a bridge and a hazy city skyline.Palm trees and restaurant signs line a busy street beside a waterfront and apartment towers.Walkers cross a broad boardwalk beside a beach, skyline towers and a long sea bridge.A circular hanging sign reading Bombay Brau features a red bottle silhouette.An ivy-covered building with a huge baseball sculpture carries a MOOND IZAKAYA sign.A red and metal sculpture stands on a beach promenade before a long sea bridge.A Korean hotpot topped with marbled raw beef over sliced luncheon meat and enoki mushrooms.A quiet Korean alley with orange lanterns hanging outside a tiny restaurant and a convenience store.A modest Korean drinking spot with a red facade, green plastic stools, and a handwritten menu board.A black sedan sits on a sloped Korean alley beside a truck piled with cardboard and colorful shop signs.

Journal Notes (1)
2018 South Korea - Busan

General Busan is the second city of South Korea and the largest port in the country, and it does not look like a second city in the ordinary sense. It has three and a half million people packed into a strip of coast between the mountains and the sea, and the result is a city buil …