Seoul, South Korea Image Gallery

Earlier this year I spent some time touring South Korea and Japan with other students in Xavier University's MBA Program. Though I've gone through several of the photographs, I've not had a chance to post or discuss any so far.

Given the recent news surrounding the nuke tests, journalists being arrested and other nonsense happening in North Korea, it seemed like a good time to post some photographs and associated observations from my time in Asia. Periodically I will update the galleries with new photos and will announce/discuss them here on the blog; clicking on an image will get you to a larger version.

Sea of People in the Streets of Seoul, Korea - Myeong-dong
March, 2009 -- Ryan R. Dlugosz

The above photograph was taken on one of the many bustling streets of Seoul's Myeong-dong district. With a metro population of around 25 million people - 10 million of whom live in the city proper - it doesn't matter what street you're on - they all look like the above! Fortunately everyone is fairly polite, which makes walking around far less stressful than it would appear to be.

Seoul is a very fashionable city and bears some resemblance to New York with its wide variety of shops, towering buildings and inhabitants who embrace an urban lifestyle.

Much more to come - stay tuned for future updates!