Pagodas in the park. Most of the palaces in the cities are recreations, what the Japanese didn't destroy the Korean War did (meant to mention that earlier). These were quite a hike to get to! #travelthread

Everything else is level boarding with platform doors. Such an own goal to have the high speed rail have steps. (I mean, even the Acelas are level boarding. The one thing the US does well, when forced by ADA or the Pennsy.) #travelthread

Then wife went to do conference things and I went for a backpack hike! First I got a … bagel? The joke must have landed better in Korean. The bagel was nothing to write home about but came with red beans because of course it did. More stroad waiting for the bus! #travelthread

Views from the only daytime KTX we'll ride. And the bustling Daejeon station an hour later. Train was packed, one of us sat with the napping and then not-napping kiddo in a vestibule (having swapped with a standee; there were several), the other in an assigned seat. #travelthread

Waterfalls! Views! Rocky, steep switchbacks! Was very glad it was dry today. #travelthread

I do like the elevator just kludged in at the edge of the crosswalk. Nice stream, then temple, then rocky trail, then so. many. stairs. Many people were impressed with my kiddo-carrying. #travelthread

It's obviously an old highway when you look at the structure, has great views of the city, and little cafes tucked into pieces of it. #travelthread

The Bachle in Freiburg (see this old #travelthread bsky.app/profile/ofse...) are gravity fed and date back hundreds of years. I assume this uses electric pumps. It's a little bit silly, but 100% works. Urban streams are good!

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xhwt4hrnyv3k3efdfjxqunmo/post/3lmuudxdihk2o

Orphaned pagoda in a traffic circle. Not a stroad. Next palace (clearing out now, very bright) Wall of the palace with a stream people used to do laundry in that now is covered by city streets and eventually empties into the former-highway-stream. #travelthread

Anyway, off to KTX our way to Daejeon. Boarding. Very Korean safety video (more Japanimation than Japan!) Crossing the Han Wait is this an interurban? #travelthread