Korea!!!

Korea, here we come, ready or not. According to out seat back entertainment system on the Korean Air 777-300 this is our 14 hour flight route. New York, north across Canada, skim the arctic circle, cross the international date line, down across Russia and China, finally ending at our destination.



This is our room at the ArtNoveauCity Hotel in downtown Seoul. Luxury!!!. This is a shot from the window back towards the door. The stairs lead up to a sleeping loft. On the left going down the checkerboard floor area is a built in kitchen area and the bathroom is on the right. The TV is on the wall across from the couch. The whole systems including lights, tv, video, AC were all on one convenient remote control.

Donna, posing next to the PPK ( Professional Photographers of Korea, logo flag. Very impressive.




Earning my keep.
I got roped into reading titles of the prints for the competition. All titles were in English, and were literally translated, I took a few liberties in adjusting them.


East meets West.
PPK'ers pose with the American judging contingent.





Alright!!!! Korean barbeque!!!! Why did'nt someone tell me we had to sit on the floor? My knees are not what they used to be. The pits in the table would be filled with white hot charcoal and the beef would cook

right there ready to be eaten. I rocked the chopsticks tonight. I impressed our guests with my skills not only using them but tryign everything they prsented to me. Gotta be polite, right?



Banquet night. My plate is filled with sushi, kimchi, pickeled veggies, bbq meats, octopuss, shrimp, eel, etc. Needless to say there was not much there that made it to Donna's plate.




The Korean's really get the most entertainment for their money. Check this out, arm wrestling contest for the women in the crowd. The prize money won by PPA Kalean(in the blue) was donated back to the PPK.




Grand opening of the trade show!! Third in for this end is PPA's own Warren Motts, handle bar mustache and all.






Who said trade shows were a thing of the past. Not sure what's being sold but I'll take a few!!!!












Media frenzy in the Olympus booth. All were focused on the girls. Behind this throng to the right is the 2011 Nissan 300ZX. They are photographing the wrong beauty!!!!





Is this big american settling a bet on his girth? No! In a small basement shop tucked away in Itewon City, I got fitted for a custom tailored sport jacket. Not having the ability to return for a final fitting before leaving Korea, the shop brought up their top tailor to measure me up. Thank you Mr O!!! My black, with muted striping, 2 button sport coat fit perfect on arrival just three days after arriving home.





Group infra-red photo at the Gyeongbok Palace.








Gyeongbok Palace built in 1395. The emporer ruled from this estate until over run in the 1500's by the Japenese. I love the mountain in the background.





Our chosen photo to represent our trip!






Excuse me can you take our photo? Who do you ask to take a group photo of a group of photographers? Why no one thats who! Photoshop is an amazing tool! We are standing in front of Kwanghwa-mun ( the main gate ). Left to right Brad, Donna, Audrey, Warren, Kalin, Don, Doran, Andree and Mr Kim.