Field notes · South Korea

South Korea, in frames

Nine days by bicycle from Seoul to Busan — hanok villages, mountain temples, rice-paddy lanes and the southern sea.

Cyclist on a rural Korean road between rice paddies — Somewhere south of Chungju — the Four Rivers path opens into paddy country.

Seoul skyline at blue hour with N Seoul Tower — Seoul from Namsan — a first evening before the wheels roll.

Hanok tiled rooftops in warm light — Bukchon at dawn — hanok rooftops stacked against the hill.

Korean temple among autumn maples — A mountain temple in autumn — maples going terracotta above the eaves.

Busan coastline at dusk with fishing boats — Landfall at Busan — fishing lamps waking on the water.

Korean night-market alley with red lanterns — A back-alley market — pojangmacha steam and paper lanterns.

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