Gone Our Backyard's Railways!

Still vividly remember the first time I lived in the neighborhood back then in 2002. yes..my neighborhood was not this crowded. It was, well, seemingly uninhabited area. And one of the most striking characteristics of the area was its used-to-be very active railway. I am not sure what that was...but I guess it was kyeongcheon(?) line.

anyway..that's not the point. Now the rail tracks were removed away and bulldozer, tractors, cranes, and excavator...replaced the once-green belt along this seemingly and historically important railway in Seoul.

Now...until the end of 2014 or the beginning of 2015...it's under renovation to create a new vision of Nowon-gu or Nowon municipality.

I just hope for the best ...comes out of this project.

Banwol Station...

Was riding the line 4 subway when my student called me. Looked like he got something important to discuss that he said he couldn't wait for another week to meet me.

So...I got off the train..and waited for him to meet me on my way home..which was then..practically speaking..I postponed my going-home trip...and got off at the nearest station. Banwol Station. 

which turned out to be quite a good choice.

I could see the vast green......and the air was relatively fresh...

hmm..what an afternoon.

Highlights of SEA TRAIN ride @ Korea's east coast (part 1)

We sat at the very seat once used by the late president Kim Dae-jung when he took a ride on this train!!! Wow what a coincidence.^^ 

What a great journey it was to be able to see the whole view of the sea 

from inside the train. 

Whenever we went into the tunnel, the lights kept on changing.^^ 

We could stop at some destinations to take pictures. 

At the rail-bike scene.^^ (more stories later) 

One of the privileges of taking sea train ride was being able to enjoy the sea from the comfort of air-conditioned compartment in this summer.^^ 

Samcheok: the last station where we started off another trip to remember.^^

Unused Railway at the back of our house

Yes..it's dilapidated well...not really. It's just abandoned for good. No more trains pass this track any longer. The newest one is underground a few meters away from it. So, sometimes..we just cross over it to get to the bus stop, cos it's closer. We need not go down into the underground crossroad to reach the street. 

What we love about this location is the fact that wild flowers were just springing up all over the place so as to make it a good spot to hang out or walk around.

The heat in the summer could be distressing, but...the wind just keeps on blowing from all directions in this area...that at times it cools us down.