Walking around Korea, you never know what you're going to see. Most often in my area, you'll be in the midst of sky-rise apartments and bustling shopping areas. But one turn to a side street - especially in Seoul or some of the "old cities" - and you could run into literally anything.
Korea has a knack for preserving its history while rushing headlong into the future. Folk villages go all out in this respect. And while they are definitely valuable, they are also obviously contrived and artificial. What really captures my attention is the seemingly random ancient door knocker or the quaint Buddhist temple nestled among restaurants and bars or the side alley that looks like it's straight out of the 1800s.
Oh, Korea, how I will miss both your plethora of well-planned and well-preserved relics but even more your forgotten and fading fragments.
(Once again, a big thanks to Andy Phelps for the use of his beautiful photographs. Check him out.)
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