This is the view from ByeongYeongSeong, the site of a former police barracks and fortress in Ulsan built in the 1400s. It isn’t much today, but it does have a nice view of the river valley and its masses of covered nurseries. I stitched three pictures together (somewhat poorly) for this panoramic view. Below is a thumbnail view.

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Check out the old woman in the lower right corner, just sitting there, enjoying the view. I’ve often wondered what thoughts were going through her mind as she looked over the expanse. Her family? Her life? Tremendous growth the area has seen? Or how much money she could make from her garden.

This site had served as the headquarters of the military commander in Gyeongsangjwa province until 1894. Now, it has been reduced to just another vegetable garden.