Yeolchae

Some photos from last friday’s Kaesong trip

yeolchae — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:08:42 +0000

Here is one of the North Korean girls working on a stall selling drinks and snacks

This is another of the girls at a different stall. In this photo you can see her Kim Il Sung badge.

You can see how much our North Korean guide was enjoying himself in this one. They usually wear jackets as well but it got warm in the afternoon sun.

I tried to get a photo of Barkyeon waterfall with people in it to give everybody an idea of it’s actual size. The foliage around the waterfall is much more interesting than the waterfall itself to be honest.

This is one of the main streets of Kaesong. You can see that they definitely haven’t cleared the streets of locals while the tours are passing through. They do keep a close eye on them at all times however to make sure they don’t get too close.

Wanderings of the Yeolchae (Pic 44)

yeolchae — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:29:47 +0000

Cow and Boy

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This photo was taken about 40 metres away from the Killing fields in Cambodia.

The rainwater on the raised fields runs into this big drain where the buy was wading through with his cow. I am sure it is full of bones and other stuff but he didn’t seem to care. The killing field shrine area was full of chickens, dogs, cows and children playing when I was there which gave it a surreal atmosphere.

Wanderings of the Yeolchae (Pic 43)

yeolchae — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:25:20 +0000

This is another one of those photos that everyone who spends time in Osaka takes but it is hard to pass by without whipping out a camera.

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Wanderings of the Yeolchae (Pic 42)

yeolchae — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:37:42 +0000

Debating Tibetian Monks

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I was hoping it might develop into a large scale religious brawl but it never happened.

Wanderings of the Yeolchae (Pic 41)

yeolchae — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:59:31 +0000

Net mending on the Mekong

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I took this near Can Tho in Southern Vietnam. It is hard enough to stand upright in one of those boats so squatting and fixing a net at the same time takes a lot of skill.

Wanderings of the Yeolchae (Pic 40)

yeolchae — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:49:26 +0000

The Wisdom of Age

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I found this bunch of contented old men relaxing beside a lake in Hangzhou.

Shame I can’t speak Chinese as I bet they had some great stories to tell.

Wanderings of the Yeolchae (Pic 39)

yeolchae — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:29:14 +0000

A Sahara Tree

Its a lonely hard life out there in the Desert.

Wanderings of the Yeolchae (Pic 38)

yeolchae — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:14:51 +0000

Singapore by night

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A lot of people criticise Singapore because it is too uptight but it is still an interesting place to visit.

I would put it close to the top on my list of places I wouldn’t want to have to wear a suit to work however.

Non-Wanderings

yeolchae — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:36:56 +0000

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I took this close to my house.

Wanderings of the Yeolchae (Pic 37)

yeolchae — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:35:35 +0000

Hanoi Train Line

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This photo is of the train line going south out of Hanoi. People just seem to wander up and down it without even watching for trains.

Here it is with a bit of neon added using a photoshop plugin. Its a bit tacky but I like it anyway.