Beautiful skies outside Yangjae Station, Seoul.
This weekend kicked off the annual cherry blossom/spring festival at Seoul’s Yeouido (Yeoui Island). There are over 1400 cherry blossom trees there.
When: Friday April 12 thru Thursday April 18
Where: Yeouido, Seoul
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Period: March 1 – August 25, 2013
Weekly Schedule: 8AM – 5PM every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It’s a 3 hour bus ride.
Route: Departs Donghwa Duty Free Shop in Seoul Gwangwhamun and arrives at Jeonju Hanok Village in North Jeolla Province (Jeolla-buk do).
Maximum People: Each bus holds up to 40 people.
How to apply: Jeonju Chess Tours or call the North Jeolla Province Hotline: +82-63-1330.
This weekend marked the beginning of Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the US and clocks were moved ahead one hour. We remember this by the phrase, “fall back spring ahead”. DST runs from March until November each year.
Large countries, like the US, may have as many as three time zones. China, on the other hand, uses a single time zone for their entire country (UTC+8). North and South Korea use a single time zone called Korea Standard Time (KST). Neither country utilizes Daylight Savings Time although South Korea had considered using it several years ago and eventually abandoned the idea. Korea is UTC + 9 hours.
Here are some interesting thoughts on why some people believe DST is useless.
