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Aw, it can’t be that bad? Millions of Koreans swear by them; what? Oh, intestines, large ones – Makjang. Apparently in Daegu, it’s the snack o’ choice to slosh down some Charm Soju. So we order some; at least they don’t come to us in one long coil. They’ve been cut into about 4 inch coils and [... Korean Delicacies – Do You Have the Guts?]  ”Oh come on, Jim, you’ll like it….really!” That’s me imploring Jim that he cannot pass up the opportunity to have his fishy foot massage. Asia is famous for its massages, and let me tell you, those human hands don’t hold a candle to the attention that these little fishes pay to some dry and deserving feet. What [... My Feet, A Feast for Fish] A couple of years ago, the “English” teachers, took Devon and I to this fantastic restaurant and introduced us to Shabu Shabu; it quickly became our favorite Korean dish. This meal supposedly originally came to Korea with the invading Mongols. Jim and I are anxious to see if we have anything like it in Mongolia where ol’ [... How to Eat Shabu Shabu]  Famous in Daegu is a stone Buddha with a hat. We’ve never seen a Buddha stature with a hat before, except for the many images of it plastered all over the city. It would be criminal to have lived in Daegu three years and never climbed Mt. Palgong to see it. So we did. We did it! [... The Killer Trek to the Buddha of Health]  We rented a car and wanted to go explore the western coast of the Korean Peninsula. We were on a quest to find the Unesco World Heritage Site ancient dolmens. A dolmen is a very large rock, somewhat shaped by tools, but basically a rock. The purpose of the rock is to cover the grave of [... The Three Jewel Temples of Korea] |
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