THE DONG - A VIRTUAL TOUR
PART 2

Please enjoy some more photos from the place we are currently calling home. Above is a photo of the intersection between our place and work. In it you can see the Toast guy's cart, a kimbap place, baskin and robbins, Sunbimal apartments and the mountains in the background - this photo allows you to get a feel for the dong, so to speak. Oh and you can't see it but the yellow upright sign to the left of "flower" says "JESUS 2000"

Jin Jin Pig - Fine purveyors of Donkkas - Korea's pork cutlet dish (see our entry on Korean food) Don't be fooled by the roll of toilet paper immediately inside the floor, they cook a spicy but very tasty pig.

Pizza Etang - Our prefered pizza vendor - Home of the corn-free pizza.

Mr. Park's Samgyeopsal restaurant - Once again see our entry on Korean food. There are literally hundresds of places like this one in the dong, serving Pork or Beef grilled on the table with mountains of side dishes, and the ones we have tried have all been fantastic. Due to the friendliness of the owner Mr Park and the wide variety of side dishes offered Mr Park's is a favourite among the Swaton foriegn teachers.

Our school building from the back the top row of windows are windows into some of our classrooms.

The local ice-cream jobber - upstairs is the local Pizza 2001 which is owned the parents of one of Alwyn's students.

Two of the local singing rooms - Noraebangs are everywhere - these two are right around the corner from our place

Korea's answer the McDonalds, Lotteria. Like McDonalds they are on every corner, this is our local one. They offer familiar treats like cheeseburger and french fries, but if you want something with more of a local flavour watch out for the Bulgogi burger, Kimchi burger and the Hot squid burger. They also serve Milo - aussie aussie aussie!

The building across the road from our school. Its the tallest building in the dong but is particular special because the restaurant on the top floor of this building is the Opera House Restaurant (thats what the Korean writing on the top of the building says), complete with pictures of Sydney Harbour inside - Oi Oi Oi!

One of the local Waygooks (white people) - Dan is from New Zealand and is over here with his fiancee, Greer; but more importantly this photo captures the blank stare that we often attract from the locals.

That's all for now. Hope you had fun looking at the wonderful photos of my dong.

- T