Bulamsam

My friend Jessica sent me an e-mail the other day asking, among other things, "I thought you were living in the city?" Which is a perfectly valid question, given just how many of my blog posts revolve around hiking and the generally accepted notion that cities make for bad hiking hotspots. Only in this regard, like in so many others, Korea is an exception: Seoul and its suburbs are defined by the mountains, mountains which are therefore tantalizingly close and aching to be climbed. Plus they're a damned sight more picturesque than the city itself!

This has never before been so true as with Bulamsan, located on the northeastern edge of Seoul.







It was a short, easy hike on a picture perfect day that concluded with drinks and boendegi [silkworms]. Who could ask for anything more?