12/52/365

Paris Baguette is getting into the season.. Now dressing americanos in appropriate seasonal attire. (Hwamyeong-dong, Busan).

Rice for harvesting (near Gimje, North Jeolla).

Little Korean dolls in the souvenir shop window at Geumsansa Temple (Gimje, Jeollabukdo).

A foot-warmer at Geumsansa Temple (aka, cat).

Hanja (Chinese characters) sūtra, written on cloth by a monk at Geumsansa (Temple).

Geumsansa (Temple), near Gimje, North Jeolla. Mireukjeon, the hall of the Maitreya Buddha, was reconstructed in 1635.

A Busan mug and a Hangeul tumbler at the local Starbucks (스타벅스 월드마크점, 부산).

Magnets on the refrigerator; Japan, Korea, Chicago (USA), .. a sultanate?

The 63 Building on Yeouido, seen from across the Han River (Seoul).

C'est la vie.. Dans un café (Hwamyeong-dong, Busan).

A giant mushroom on the stairs in Seomyeon Station (서면역), transferring from line number two to line number one.

Zip-lining at Eco Adventures Mungyeong Zip-line, course number five of nine (Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang).

Red ginseng (홍삼용) for sale at the Punggi Ginseng Festival (Punggi, North Gyeongsang).

Sitting in a Starbucks across from the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).

Banana milk (바나나우유), a gift from a sixth grade elementary boy, on the desk at work.

What gets me through a Wednesday? Maxwell House Can Coffee.. From the vending machine in the metro.

In honor of Hangeul Day, a photo of the hangeul pattern on my leather bag.