I was just listening to CNN on TV when they reported that the northeastern part of South Korea received the heaviest snowfall in the country in over a century, with a single-day record of 31 inches falling over the weekend. Wow! This is the first that I’d heard of the event. Here’s some links to various articles from Al Jazeera, the Voice of America and the Yonhap (Korea) News Agency.
Here’s a photo from the Yonhap Agency.
Korean Snowfall Feb_12_2011
We didn’t get anything down here–just the usual wind and near freezing temperatures. Coincidentally, a delegation from the International Olympic Committee is visiting to determine the suitability of South Korea to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. Great timing!
Ron, glad to see you’re blogging a bit more again. Us regular readers have been missing you. Are you going to stay in Korea for another year? Just wondering, as I’ve been contemplating taking a trip that direction sometime next spring (2012). Let me know what your horizon looks like.
Ken
Hi, Ken. Thanks for writing. I’m glad to hear that I have some regular readers, so I’ll definitely try to post more often. Yup, should be here next spring. I’ll try to get off an email to you soon. Best wishes.