Lovely scenery there is the world over, and it is difficult to give the city reader an impression of the special appeal of Korea. After reading of it one might say, as did the old Westmoreland woman who. could not understand" the visitors' enthusi-asin for her native Lake District: "there's nowt but hills, and trees, and watter," and certainly these ingredients go to compose scenery in any place. Much of the scenery for instance, reminds one of Derbyshire, This shows the type of river bed. which is c common in Korea, huge granite boulders adding to beauty but restricting traffic. moker to Nagasaki. Nagasaki to Mogi occupies 6 hours, from which place a ferry is taken to Shimonoseki. At about ten o'clock on the evening of the day of arrival at Nagasaki one leaves Shimonoseki by what is perhaps one of the most comfortable conveyances in this part of the world, This is the Fusan Ferry, a p: latial arrangement, with good cabins each provided with beds and hot and cold water supply. The traveller can here take a perfect night's rest and dress for further travel in utmost comfort.
From Fusan one usually makes for Keijo, formerly Seoul the capital of the country, and from there -one diverts either towards the Kongosans,—inner and outer,—or for pastures further north in search of rural beauty. walking, seaside holidays or whatever happens to appeal.
If one makes for one of the northern resorts one may take the return trip a different way, travelling to Mukden, and from there to Dairen thence by boat to Shanghai in the usual w: By taking the round trip one certainly sees a good deal of Korea and has pleasant and interesting stops at Mukden xat Dairen.
In the Diamond Mountain districts there are good hotels run on modern lines, out in the remote areas accommodation is of a somewhat primitive order.
One must, in certain places, be prepared to forego the conveniences of modern sanitation and of electric light. Deprivation of the latter is really no hardship, for in the rural districts oil-lamps seem more suitable.
England—though the hills and dales of that county are miniatures compared to the Korean variety. Trippers and holiday makers, in isolated spots even, have a-way of leaving behind something of the spirit of civilization which soils the plàce, but Korea hus had comparatively few visitors and hence has kept her glorious aloofness, and her dignified detachment.
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