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Back on the bus with soaking wet shoes and socks and to the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel. Firstly into a hall with some displays and then a 10 minute or so video about the finding of the tunnels. View back to the Dora Observatory Tunnel entrance is across from the video hall. Not allowed to take...

Up another flight of stairs, tour group in front of me stopped by the display of what you are looking to see when you get out to the observation deck. I listened in for a few minutes then headed outside to the viewing area. Something had always looked forward to in my life, getting a peek into...

Jumped out of the gondola to have a look around and within a minute the heavens opened with a vengeance. Back in I jumped to the safety of the gondola. With the rain, the wind also whipped up, so not the most pleasant of rides back across the river. Bit of a display in the arrival area Time...

Freedom Bridge Peace train Some shops underneath, viewing platform up top Got back to the bus, leader told us our allocated time was a bit later than expected and we had another half hour before we could get going . Told us we had time to get on the ropeway and we could get to...

Tuesday morning and today was the visit to the DMZ. Had attempted to get to the Joint Security Area, booked a few months out, company took my booking however they were never able to confirm that visiting the JSA would do ahead, and as it turned out no tours were running there. On the coach for...

Walked back to the hotel, had a shower and put some fresh clothes on. Jumped on the subway to south of the Han to check out the Gangnam District. Walked for a while, didn't find anything of any great interest. Headed back to Myeondong and the Shinsegae Department Store food floor. Found...

I had gone fairly early in the hope that I would avoid the crowds and to some extent I did. Was one group here already and boy did they love posing for photos. In my way too many times and a grumpy Noel Mugavin continued marking on in haste.

Woke to a clearish morning Plan was to head up to the Bukchon Hanok Village, about a half hour walk Passed city hall and the Itaewon Tragedy memorial National Folk Museum, off to the side of Gyeonbokgung Palace No idea what's going on here Some buildings along the way Made it

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22 flights, 14 in business New airlines - Cathay Pacific, Air Busan, Emirates, EuroWings, Lufthansa New countries - South Korea, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro New Airports - Incheon, Gimhae, Fukuoka, Dubai, Munich, Dubrovnik, Split

Sunday morning and to Busan Station for the KTX ride to Seoul. Was interested to compare it to the Shinkansen. No contest, not a very comfortable ride, ordinary leg room and seats not as wide. Can't complain too much, get me safely to my destination About a 15 minute walk to the hotel, 1st...

Saturday morning in Busan, and the rain has set in. Plan was to head to Gamcheon Culture Village. Out of the subway and on the road toward the village Rain was pelting down, footpaths were slippery, and with the large inclines and declines, it wasn't pleasant. Also some work going on, so...

Quickly through immigration and picking up bags, then on the airport light rail and eventually to Seomyeon. Picked the wrong exit and lugged bags up 4 flights of 14 stairs. Close to my hotel - Arban

Wandered, had a black pork katsu for lunch, bask to the hotel to get my bags, then to the station and the shinkansen back to Hakata. Chango of trains to the airport line, then an uncomfortable shuttle bus ride from the domestic to the international terminal. As usual, too early at the...

My last day in Japan, and te obligatory morning view of Sakurajima My destination to eat up some time - Museum of the Meiji Restoration. 3 minute or so walk from the hotel. Strange sort of place, starts with some information panels in English as well as Japanese, then part way in it's as if...

Back on the ferry and off to Kagoshima. This end you pay before you get on. Long walk back to the hotel. Through Tenmonkan which is probably the liveliest area of Kagoshima At the hotel and definitely needed a nap. Before the nap snap. And after. Quick 20 minute nod off and the cloud had...

Had to get off the road and on to the footpath from here on in; great deal more traffic coming in from the mainland road, and a hell of a lot of trucks. Bit further on and a bath house that had seen better days Bit of a downhill which is always nice on a treadly Nearly back at the...

'Black God submerged shrine gate', left from the 1914 eruption by the village elder as a testament to the eruption's menace Another shelter across from the shrine. Bus behind pulled up and I was able to have a broken English/Japanese conversation with a couple of University students and...