Tue 25 Oct 2022, Day 43/61, 1/3. One Seoul district which people do know about is Gangnam-gu, 강남구, because of Psy’s 2012 video, the first to hit 1 billion YouTube views. Gangnam is a wealthy area & a business centre with upmarket shopping.

Mon 24 Oct 2022, Day 42/61, 3/3. Earlier I visited another district, Dongdaemun-gu, 동대문구, to see a section of the old city wall & Zaha Hadid’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza.

Mon 24 Oct 2022, Day 42/61, 2/3. Opposite the bell pavilion is the Jongno Tower, which used to have a bar on the top floor overlooking the district. Today we discovered the bar has been replaced by offices.

Mon 24 Oct 2022, Day 42/61, 1/3. Seoul is divided into 25 districts or ‘gu’, 구. Most of our time has been in Jongno-gu, 종로구, taking its name from a bell housed in this pavilion & originally struck daily to announce the opening & closing of the city gates.

Mon 24 Oct 2022, Day 42/61. It’s been hard to focus exclusively on Korea with the political turmoil back home. Sadly I think the spotlight may shift to the Korean peninsula in the next fortnight or so.

Sun 23 Oct 2022, Day 41/61. The Battle of Osan on 5 July 1950 was the first military confrontation between US & North Korean troops in the Korean War. Today we visited the First Battle Memorial.

Today’s service in Osan. The Q & A (in English & Korean) begins at 26:00. Sun 23 Oct 2022, Day 41/61. #davidinkorea2022. youtube.com/watch

Sun 23 Oct 2022, Day 41/61. Back down to Osan, where my sermon was in ‘Q & A’ format.

Fri 21 Oct 2022, Day 39/61. On Friday I took the train to meet with Moses, Bishop of Daejeon, & some of his clergy. Daejeon is the country’s fifth largest metropolis. I visited two projects run by the Anglican Church, caring for teenagers in need of support.