Elder & Sister White

Elder & Sister White
Standing near Namdaemun Gate in Seoul

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Hillside homes in an exclusive area of Seoul. They are worth millions. Note the swastica looking design on the red house. It is actually a buddist symbol seen quite commonly in Korea but is a little shocking when first seen from a westerner point of view. The arms on the symbol go the opposite direction of the Nazi symbol and , of course, it is much more ancient in origin. It still makes us feel a little "odd" when we see it.