Monday, September 22, 2008

More of South Korea....

more random pics of Bundang and Seoul.....



slovenian mountain goat...watching over my studio...



portrait of gomi at cafe pascucci



iced americano



famous photographer....



my nikon 18-200mm VR....



studio boredom



some of Luca's photographer books....



Mongolia.....thinking about future travels...



local schoolyard soccer



chestnut's are in season....



tired little guy



hands



Myeongdong shopping area on a sunday afternoon.....Seoul



mirrored image....



Bank of Korea ??



Seoul Post Office



colors at Namdaemun Market, Seoul



Namdaemun Market area....



ahhh...California.......



mirrored image at Dongdaemun Stadium



One of Seoul's skate parks.....this guy is getting some vert....



korean skater girl



oh yeah, time for some Uzbekistan food :)



lamb kabob's



250cc



Neon near Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul....

Do mannap shida!!! (See you later)

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

More random photos of SK....



Cakes are light and tasty....



Bukansan National Park



a few of us hiked up to the top of that mountain in the background...
Bukansan 836.5 meters



granite domes, the painted wall of Seoul...
can you see the climber?



the hike...so many people since it's close to Seoul and one of Korea's popular outdoor activities...



climber on the smooth face....



Nice view point...



Kinda hazy out today nad bad light....See the huge Buddha in the middle of the pic...must check this out one of these days...



B&W photo taken near the summit...like a line of ants.....



Beauty just North of Seoul....



Many rock climbers on the dome....



looking down towards Seoul through the haze....



We made the summit



Either a rescue or a mock scenario...



Itaewon at night



Westernized



Namseong Tower



Roof-tops of Itaewon



Luca's handmade wooden kayak....
first time in a k1 flatwater sprint kayak....pretty tippy.



after two swims, i figured it out. awesome kayak, super fast!



although need to work on some form, a bit different from Whitewater kayaking.



interesting color



Luca cruising, making it look easy!



nice looking crew crafts...



colorful boat houses, surprised to see the flatwater sprint kayaks, slalom kayaks and polo kayaks and a bunch of skulls (crew ?)



Luca looking for the key to access his kayak...glad we found it, someone changed the secret spot!



nice looking k2....hopefully we will try this one out!



there are no rules for scooters...



Luca's kitchen...freshly opened prosciutto, among other tasty treats..



supply of olives, capers, and jam



Jeongja businesses and officetels....



first Korean baseball game....fun time for sure...



Korean cheerleaders....



grounder to 3rd....



the opposing team, luckily we sat on the winning team side. The Doosan Bears!



Beer and dried squid...



Ferrari outside my apartment building, last year the guy had a red one...



ahh....the french press....



A little gypsy passion by Sergei Trofanov



new Doc's



Seoul street food



Seoul's post office



Looking into Deoksugung Palace in Seoul



Museum inside the Palace walls...







Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin



Close-up...



Downtown Jeongja, near my villa....



Future in-line skater, keeping the balance



a few Asian beers



A newly planned Sea Challenge 2009....stay tuned for details....



Austrian Deli/Restaurant....



Korean peppers drying in the sun....



Have a wonderful day!!!
See you soon.....