South Korea

My 2026 visit to HGL Dynamics South Korea coincided with the peak Cherry Blossom season with displays around my hotel area in Yongin-si and also Suwon Castle

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Korean towns and cities always sem to be moving and active and I had been wondering where the are the quiet places for relaxation and enjoying the sunshine? As it happens just around the corner from the Lee Design Hotel is a nice city park with a small lake and many spots that on a Spring Day in the sunshine were being used by the local population …. Oh and there were plenty of Cherry Blossom trees too!

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Suwon Fortress

Suwon Fortress is vast and has an interesting history! It is also very popular on a warm Spring Sunday afternoon, as a few of the photos below show, with everyone out enjoying the sun, flying kites, and walking the walls looking for Cherry Blossom. HS and I were in the company of Lee, who until recently worked with us at HGL Dynamics South Korea and who lives in Suwon City, he was our guide for a couple of hours….and we fed him Chicken and Beer (well Pepsi as he was driving). I should have brought a tripod with me on this trip, but as I didn’t, all images are handheld.

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