The Blue house raid

SPECIAL (Reading time: 2 minutes) The information about the attempted assassination of the South Korean president in 1968 (see the article The way is shut) is here supplemented with a

The way is shut

DAY 17 (Reading time: 7 minutes) If you wander through the very heart of Seoul—or ideally even one of its five palaces—you can’t help but notice “that crooked mountain” in

Yumdong

DAY 16 (Reading time: 3 minutes) After spending more than two weeks exploring various amazing places in South Korea, we returned to Seoul. We dedicated our afternoon to sacrificing funds

L like the Library

DAY 15 (Reading time: 5 minutes) At the end of January 2024, a mega-shopping center called Starfield opened in Suwon. It’s the fifth building of this popular chain in South

Walls beneath the balloon

DAY 14 (Reading time: 5 minutes) The historic city of Suwon is surrounded by 5.74 kilometers of walls. The entire complex is known as Suwon Hwaseong Fortress. It was built