http://www.kimchisoup.com Kimchi Soup Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:16:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Japan was fun. And very expensive. Ramen shop in the Tsukiji area Tokyo.  Ramen originated in China. Shinjuku area in Tokyo. Lots of young Japanese people. Ticketing consoles in a Tokyo subway station. The subway map and pricing charts above the machines are really easy to understand (yeah). Subway train in Tokyo. Has a ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/a-weekend-in-tokyo/ Have you ever wondered what the first Korean-made car was? The Hyundai Pony was the first Korean-developed car in the world, built in 1975. Being also the first car to be exported out of Korea (to Ecuador in 1976), the Pony helped South Korea become the fifth largest producer and sixth ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/the-first-ever-korean-built-car/ I was starving, and it was late. I was lazy, and I had money to burn. The perfect storm for a delivery pizza craving. So, with help from Eunmi of course, I ordered a pizza. Not just any pizza, I ordered the "18" Launching!!! Super Large (45cm)" pizza from Jun's ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/delivery-pizza-in-seoul/ The video above is of the the fastest elevator in the world in the Taipei 101 building, descending from the 89th floor to the 5th floor in 45 seconds. Manufactured by Toshiba Elevator for $2.4 million a piece, it ascends from the 5th floor to the 89th floor faster, in ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/taipei-101-skyscraper-engineering/ This is Taipei 101, officially the tallest building in the world at 508 meters tall (plus other world records like largest clock and the fastest elevator in the world), or 1,667 ft. The Burj Dubai, in Dubai still cannot officially claim itself as the tallest building in the world until it is ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/taipei-101/ Gorgeous beach in Taiwan, about 5 kilometers east of Kenting. Kenting was definately my favorite city visited in Taiwan. The easy-going vibe everywhere, clear waters, big waves, and friendly natives, matched with lots of surfers in the area draws the obvious comparison to Hawaii. There was actually a big surf competition ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/kenting-taiwan/ Winds were picking up when I took this photo. The typhoons (three typhoons were suppose to merge in Taiwan) were expected to arrive during our visit, but arrived after our stay. Scooters are driven all over Taiwan, night and day, rain or shine. You'll see rows of sometimes 50 scooters perfectly ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/taipei-taiwan/ When Eunmi and I landed in Taipei last Thursday, we took first took the bullet train to Kaohsiung. For about $40 USD, we were traveling at 300 km/hour and made it there in an hour and a half.  Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan and is located on ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/kaohsiung-taiwan/ Have you ever wondered how fast your internet speed really is in Korea? Korea has the fastest internet speed in the world! Eunmi told me she downloaded an entire show in just a few seconds. She says that you can download 1 gigabyte movies in just 10 minutes in Korea. I told ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/internet-speed-in-korea/ Traditional Korean dance. Women dancing in circular arrangements. Really interesting: This dance originated as a military tactic in the Joseon Dynasty when women and their daughters dressed in hamboks and danced in circles on mountain tops to intimidate Japanese invaders. I suppose when the Japanese were looking up at a mountain-top with ... http://www.kimchisoup.com/traditional-korean-dance/