Merry Christmas and a Hapy new year

And finally, bringing me almost up to date is Christmas party picture. Not quite sure what went into this concoction, but I think it tasted ok...

 

Teachers Day out

This was on the grand day out at the end of term, for the full story have a look at my other blog where I seem to have put up the best picture from the day already. So two are the best of whats left. A portrait I quite like and a landscape from the first toilet stop :)

 

 

Traditional Village

A couple of weeks ago the school district had it's annual outing for the foreigners under it's employ. We were taken to a traditional village lovingly recreated for the modern Korean and foreigner. After a few cold days of blinding sunshine and pure blue skies this was the day the weather decided to break, so it was a somewhat damp, foggy affair.
Korean culture of old it seems was mainly obsessed by the need to have male heirs to carry on the family name.

 

 

This is exactly what you think it is. Traditionally hung outside the house in order to encourage the birth of a boy in the family.

Lest we forget

 

This was from last Sundays trip to the war museum. This is part of the list of names of those who died.

Who watches the watchers

 

Well, in this case, apparently, it's me.

Teaching....

 

This week was the male teachers outing and this month it was beef, not dog, and very tasty cow it was too. This is one of my fellow teachers.

Another Buddha

 

Met up with Dave toaday and visited the seoul national museum.

Never rains but it pours...

I know it's not Sunday, but I was busy, not quite sure doing what though. It's been odd, for the couple of weeks before Japan the camera didn't leave it's bag, then, this week (well last week now, but you get the idea)...school show, staff hike up mountain AND a fireworks display!!! Because I'm generous I'll let you see one of each!

Cute


Tradional Korean fan dance

OK, I lied...I'm showing you EVEN MORE!!!!!

My fave shot from the show.


Maybe 30 floors and apartment block, 4 apartments a floor, one family an apartment...many many many people.


And finally some fireworks over the Han river.

I'm back.

I know I've been slack, and I've not put up a pic for a few weeks, so I thought I'd get back into things with a couple of shots from Japan, and, hopefully, next week, I'll actually put something up I shot THIS week.

 

 

These are both from Kyoto. The girl with the white face is a Geisha, or in Kyoto dialect, Geiko, or an apprentice Geiko, a Meiko. The other is a woman in traditionl Japanese costume. She's not as sharp as I'd have liked, but it's night shot and I like the overall effect.

Wot no photos?

Apologies for not getting a photo up for the last few weeks. The camera just hasn't left the bag. I guess that means I've failed in my attempt to shoot and post every week, but I'll hopefully pick things up this week. This week I'm off to Japan, so lots of new things to shoot. I just need to keep taking the pics once I get back....

Back in Seoul

Ajhimahs have been laying out chilli peppers in the brief spell of sunny days to dry.

 

Holidays week 2

The second week of the hols was spent mostly at the beach, chilling, reading and trying to grapple the Nintendo DS away from Tetris addict Rach. Not many pics taken, but heres a long exposure of some fire poy

And the beach, nice isn't it?

Holidays week 1

So, catch up time again. A few shots from the first week of the hols.
The first is some of the sculls recovered from the mass graves near Phnom Penh left by Pol Pot and the Khemer Rouge Estimates of the death toll range up to 3,000,000.

This is from the royal palace in Phnom Penh.

And of course a photo had to sneak in from Angkor Wat

First the Ark, now the floods.

I'm off on holiday tomorrow to Cambodia for a couple of weeks, which should be fun, so I thought I'd post this weeks picture early as I'm not sure I'll get a chance to after tomorrow. So here for you viewing pleasure are this weeks pics.

 

Scary random alien things outside a clothes shop.

 

 

This is my cycle path home. Usually it's not quite as soggy.

The cows came in two by two Hurrah! Hurrah!

If I'd been a sensible photographer I'd have kept the second picture below for this weeks picture, but as it is this ark made of small milk cartons will have to step into the breach.

 

Opening shop.

I know I missed the Sunday deadline for last weeks pic....
I took the camera out in Sat and Sun ut didn't really get much, so, to stay within the rules, this is the best pic I took last week. It's a big fluffy cushion/ pillow type thing for those of you wondering.

 

This however was taken on Tuesday this week, just across the road from Yongsan station and huge electronics store where I went to get my mouse repaired. This is a small red light district, just starting up for the night. The glass doors you see running into the distance will be filed with women touting for business and the street full of drunken Korean businessmen.

 

Les Seagull

 

Went away with the Korean teachers on Fri night SW of Seoul to the coast.
A good time was head by all. This was taken at the fishmarket as the discarded fishes heads were been thrown to the gulls.

Nice Legs

Another trip to Dongdeamun market today yeilded this shot, as well as nice pair of trouses (not shown).

Cars, girls and girls?

Well, it was the motor show today, so I thought the picture of the week would be something like these, but surprisingly, as lovely as they are these are not the photos of the week. The photo of the week goes to the chap, and I use the term advisidly, who was dressed a little strangly for the area and singing.