The Next Town Over

[justinhowe]

Yesterday I spent some time in the next town over waiting for the bus. Dopyeong’s slightly bigger than Andeok with two bars, a fancier black bean noodle restaurant, a florist, a pool hall, and an actual supermarket. Where Andeok’s long and narrow, Dopyeong’s clustered around a major crossroads in a roughly triangular shape

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[birdhousefrog]

I enjoyed these...especially the buddha. And what on earth is that single line superstructure in the town? It looks like a Disney monorail.

Oz

[justinhowe]

It's an aqueduct. It cuts through the center of town and is overgrown with ivy. I wish I had taken more pictures of it.

[birdhousefrog]

It's skiffy. And the juxtaposition of the buddha with the aqueduct is firing some neurons in my imagination. Reading the wiki entry on that was fascinating. I wish there were a better photo of the statue since they said it's a particularly good example of the period art. The discussion of how the Japanese tried to protect and restore the grotto was also firing neurons, too. Something about trying to keep nature out by sealing it and doing the opposite, keeping it from being a living, breathing thing. Sanctuary as something becoming sentient from the masses of pilgrims who have visited.

Those photos and links expanded my Virginia-bound brain this morning. Halfway round the world and still sitting on my couch.

[justinhowe]

Glad you liked them. I still enjoy looking out the bus windows here.

Seokguram's actually two hours away from where I live next to the aqueduct town. It's only the magic of an LJ-cut that brings them close together. ;)

Now quit reading my blog and get writing!

[birdhousefrog]

Yes, I realized they weren't physically connected. Just in my brain. But all your photos of Korea do that to me and I enjoy it.

LOL. Yes, must. Breakfast finished cooking and it's time for me to go talk to a Mouse King. Thanks for the whip.