Our last full day in Beijing was spent exploring the Forbidden City and watching the flag lowering ceremony in Tian’anmen Square. The Forbidden City is a complicated labyrinth of alleyways, palaces, gates and hidden gardens. Impressive in both its size and intricacies, it is no small wonder that this landmark is a draw for both...
Day two in China was first spent walking to Beijing Central Station to get our tickets to Urumqi. Afterwards, we moseyed back to the Wangfujing and Tian’anmen Square area. To call the juxtaposition between old and new China drastic would be an understatement. The mile or so walk back from the train station was a stretch...
We landed in Beijing safely on Tuesday. The day was mostly a blur as we found accommodation and adjusted to a new currency, language and city. For our first full day in China we spent the day walking around Tian’anmen Square, Wangfujing, and the hutongs (narrow alleyways) that surround each area. The juxtaposition between old...
On Monday we made our final trip into Seoul before heading out for our month-long adventure in China. Our first stop was the Leica store in Chungmuro to drop off the box and warranty for the 35mm Summicron that we traded last week. The second stop was the Kyobo Book Store near City Hall for...
We went into Seoul for a battery and ended up getting a 28mm Summicron. These things, they happen. Today was our penultimate journey into Seoul before our China departure date, which is now only five days away. We really only meant to pick up an extra battery for our trip as well as a few...
After what seemed an eternal Indian Summer, winter has finally arrived and with it the freezing temperatures that make your eyes water as soon as you step outside the door. What better weather to spend the day walking on the sidewalks of Seoul! The necessity of errands drove us out of the warmth of our house...
Yesterday we went for a late afternoon walk on the bike path that runs alongside the river by our house. We were mostly met by ducks, guard dogs and the odd goat. There’s something refreshing about the silence and the stillness of the country: you can hear the wind, the sounds of birds landing on...
Went into Seoul yesterday to do some Christmas shopping as well as take some pictures, and of course holiday shopping isn’t complete without the requisite trip to Insadong to pick up traditional Korean fare to ship back to our respective home countries. Items that we purchased: hand-made kite, model planes made out of beer cans...
Pictures are worth a thousand words, but we’ll add a few more here. Project 365 ended a month ago, and we’ve just now been able to revisit the images captured in that year. Originally, the idea was that we would pick what we considered to be the ten best photos, do a write up about...
Reflections and afterthoughts along with a look at the ten best images from the project coming soon…
