MontanaRon » photos http://montanaron.com/wordpress Just another ordinary English teacher eclectic expat blog about nothing in particular. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:45:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Yeosu Expo 2012–January Update http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/02/06/yeosu-expo-2012-january-update-2738 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/02/06/yeosu-expo-2012-january-update-2738#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:53:30 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2738 OK, here’s the update I promised. There really hasn’t been a lot of progress in exterior construction, except for a few notable exceptions, because much of it has been finished or nearly so. I think most of the work is taking place inside the buildings, and a lot of landscaping is being done. The most [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/31/wat-traimit-2712/feed 0 Jasan Park Playground http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/29/jasan-park-playground-2710 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/29/jasan-park-playground-2710#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:26:07 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2710 I’ll get the Wat Traimit photos up soon and I’ll also post some new photos of the Yeosu Expo 2012 site, since I took a walk down in that area yesterday. As usual, I hiked up to Jasan Park to get some shots and then walked down the other side of the hill to catch [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/29/jasan-park-playground-2710/feed 0 Laos-Thailand Trip Report: Bangkok’s Chinatown http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/26/laos-thailand-trip-report-bangkoks-chinatown-2699 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/26/laos-thailand-trip-report-bangkoks-chinatown-2699#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:00:02 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2699 In all my previous visits to Bangkok, I’d never visited Chinatown, except for a crazy tuk-tuk ride on my way to another area several years ago. I’ve read and heard that this section of Bangkok is one of the city’s most interesting and fascinating to visit. Here’s what Lonely Planet has to say about it:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/21/laos-thailand-trip-report-beijing-airport-2692/feed 0 Laos-Thailand Trip Report: Incheon Airport http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/16/laos-thailand-trip-report-incheon-airport-2686 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/16/laos-thailand-trip-report-incheon-airport-2686#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:24:15 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2686 The weather here in Yeosu has been great lately, with abundant sunshine and temperatures around 6 or 8 C (mid-forties fahrenheit); however, the big factor is that the wind hasn’t been howling, like it usually does this time of year. I even managed to get a few jogging sessions in this past weekend. If it [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/16/laos-thailand-trip-report-incheon-airport-2686/feed 2 Lunar Eclipse http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/13/lunar-eclipse-2675 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/13/lunar-eclipse-2675#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:29:12 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2675 Yes, I stayed up late last Saturday to try to take a few photos of the lunar eclipse. It was spectacular here, the moon high in a mostly clear sky and sporting a deep rust-red color, which made taking photos a bit difficult. I walked down to where I usually go running, the soccer field [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/13/lunar-eclipse-2675/feed 3 Expo 2012 November Construction Part 3 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/04/expo-2012-november-construction-part-3-2666 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/04/expo-2012-november-construction-part-3-2666#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:23:07 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2666 Here are a few final shots from my walkabout last weekend at the Expo site. Enjoy.

This is the “backside” of the International Pavilion area, facing the train station.

And another shot of the same area.

It appears that most of the outside work is finished on the apartment buildings of Expo Town.

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