WEBVTT 00:03.700 --> 00:05.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 00:05.666 --> 00:09.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% (Rudy Maxa) I'm eating my way through fiery food stalls in the capital 00:09.466 --> 00:11.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% of a country that's rocketed to global success 00:11.700 --> 00:13.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% in little more than a generation, 00:13.400 --> 00:17.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% a country as feisty as its food... 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A generation gap a mile wide. 01:54.866 --> 01:58.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% But even that is handled with the characteristic calm, 01:58.533 --> 02:01.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% proud, driven ethos of this fiercely nationalistic people, 02:01.866 --> 02:05.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% and without a doubt, this is a country to be proud of. 02:05.666 --> 02:09.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% I begin and end my South Korean journey in Seoul, 02:09.833 --> 02:13.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% with a loop around the country to visit mountain temples 02:13.800 --> 02:16.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% and 2 historic cities, Gyeongju and Jeonju. 02:16.533 --> 02:19.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Koreans attack life. They work hard, they play hard, 02:19.733 --> 02:21.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% and their enthusiasm is infectious. 02:21.500 --> 02:29.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 02:32.333 --> 02:36.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% After an uneasy armistice in 1953 ended the Korean War, 02:36.733 --> 02:41.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Seoul went from war torn ruins to a modern metropolis 02:41.100 --> 02:43.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% that rivals any in Asia. 02:43.300 --> 02:47.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% This economic miracle is the dizzying story of South Korea. 02:47.500 --> 02:53.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Consider that the literacy rate in South Korea was 22% in 1945, 02:53.433 --> 02:55.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% and now it's virtually 100%. 02:55.933 --> 02:58.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Koreans are some of the most educated, 02:58.000 --> 02:59.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% hardest working people in the world. 02:59.800 --> 03:02.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% When they go modern, they mean business. 03:02.700 --> 03:07.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% town in 1988, but in Seoul,picst 03:07.200 --> 03:09.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% the shopping olympics never end. 03:09.333 --> 03:11.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% You can buy anything, anywhere, anytime. 03:11.766 --> 03:16.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Everywhere you turn in Seoul, people are out 03:16.200 --> 03:18.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% shopping, eating... shopping and eating! 03:18.966 --> 03:22.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% In the Myeong-dong area, shops and malls fiercely compete 03:22.700 --> 03:25.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% for young people's won, the local currency. 03:25.300 --> 03:28.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% The streets are filled with young women with microphones 03:28.933 --> 03:31.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% luring customers into the shops. 03:31.000 --> 03:33.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Seoul has several enormous markets 03:33.033 --> 03:35.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% that sell everything under the sun. 03:35.400 --> 03:39.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% My guide Ji Sung takes me through sprawling Namdaemun Market. 03:39.333 --> 03:41.233 align:start position:50% line:79.33% size:22.5% It's now 6:00 at night. 03:41.233 --> 03:44.700 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:60% I see new people coming and setting up stands. 03:44.700 --> 03:47.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% That's right, this market has a 2 face. 03:47.933 --> 03:50.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% At the daytime, have a wholesalers, 03:50.400 --> 03:54.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and night, from now, there's many street vendors coming in 03:54.433 --> 03:58.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% and selling their stuff and also running a tent restaurant. 03:58.466 --> 04:02.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% This is also a very famous dumpling restaurant, 04:02.033 --> 04:07.233 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% and that woman is very famous-- she pack it, and very fast. 04:07.233 --> 04:09.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) What kind of dumplings are these? 04:09.666 --> 04:12.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% (Ji Sung) Has pork and vegetable inside. 04:12.133 --> 04:15.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Man, they can't get rid of the money fast enough. 04:15.966 --> 04:18.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% There about 12 people in the kitchen 04:18.466 --> 04:20.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% making these, bringing them out. 04:20.200 --> 04:22.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Now we're talking; more supplies have arrived. 04:22.566 --> 04:26.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Whoo, steaming! Those will be gone in 10 minutes. 04:26.666 --> 04:28.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% Here we go, here she goes. 04:28.566 --> 04:31.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Ji Sung) Yeah, she's really fast. (Rudy) We gotta watch her. 04:31.966 --> 04:36.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Look at that. Oh my god. Whoa! One, 2, 3, 4, 5, 04:36.333 --> 04:39.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% bring out the plastic bag. She is good! 04:39.100 --> 04:42.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% (Ji Sung) She only come out when they have a long queue. 04:42.233 --> 04:44.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Yeah, when they have a long queue, 04:44.733 --> 04:46.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% they bring out the professional. [laughs] 04:46.800 --> 04:49.133 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:47.5% Where does ginseng come from? 04:49.133 --> 04:52.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:17.5% This is a whole root of ginseng. 04:52.266 --> 04:55.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% This is a root of the ginseng plant. 04:55.933 --> 04:59.566 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:42.5% The root. I see. It's cultivated in Korea. 04:59.566 --> 05:03.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% What does it mean, ginseng? Is there an English translation? 05:03.433 --> 05:07.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Two Chinese characters stand for ginseng. 05:07.966 --> 05:10.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% We call it "insam." 05:10.133 --> 05:14.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% Ginseng means "human body shape root." 05:14.266 --> 05:18.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% It is sort in a Tim Burton kind of way shaped like a human body. 05:18.800 --> 05:21.766 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% Well I'm looking at this poster; it says, 05:21.766 --> 05:24.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% "enhances brain activity, strengthens the immune system, 05:24.433 --> 05:26.633 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% improves sexual stamina, protects the liver." 05:26.633 --> 05:28.900 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:47.5% It does everything! That's right. 05:28.900 --> 05:33.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) The population of metropolitan Seoul is about 24 million. 05:33.233 --> 05:38.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% The city proper has 25 districts and 522 neighborhoods. 05:38.333 --> 05:40.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Thank goodness there's a great way to get around 05:40.766 --> 05:42.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% and avoid the traffic. 05:42.400 --> 05:44.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Seoul's subway system is extensive. 05:44.266 --> 05:47.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% It costs about a buck to get anywhere. 05:47.300 --> 05:49.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% It's fast, clean, and safe. 05:49.233 --> 05:52.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Korea is an extremely homogenous nation. 05:52.666 --> 05:56.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% It experienced a remarkable 1300 years 05:56.233 --> 05:58.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% as a unified and independent country. 05:58.666 --> 06:02.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% But once the country fell, it fell hard. 06:02.066 --> 06:04.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% After 40 years of increasing influence, 06:04.766 --> 06:07.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% Japan finally annexed Korea in 1910. 06:07.433 --> 06:11.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% After World War II, Korea was divided by the Allies, 06:11.033 --> 06:14.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and the resulting Korean War ripped the country asunder. 06:14.333 --> 06:17.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Tensions remain high between North and South. 06:17.066 --> 06:18.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% It's a particularly tough fate 06:18.966 --> 06:22.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% because Korea had been unified since the 600's. 06:22.033 --> 06:30.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 06:31.533 --> 06:34.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% I'm cruising around Hong-Dae, the university district 06:34.500 --> 06:37.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% in Seoul, a place fabled for its nightlife. 06:37.866 --> 06:40.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% But don't be fooled by all the partying. 06:40.200 --> 06:42.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% It's common for high school students to attend 06:42.566 --> 06:45.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% night classes after school, return home at midnight, 06:45.166 --> 06:47.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% and start all over again the next morning. 06:47.500 --> 06:51.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% That's the kind of dedication and hard work that's made 06:51.233 --> 06:54.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% this small country the world's 15th largest economy 06:54.200 --> 06:56.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% and the 4th largest in Asia. 06:56.000 --> 06:58.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% A night on the town means lots of food. 06:58.833 --> 07:01.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% A common greeting here isn't hello; 07:01.266 --> 07:02.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% it's, "Have you eaten rice?" 07:02.933 --> 07:05.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% It oughta be have you eaten kimchi? 07:05.866 --> 07:08.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% This spicy, fermented side dish is ubiquitous, 07:08.300 --> 07:11.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% as are dozens of other side dishes with every meal. 07:11.900 --> 07:15.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Korean food is balanced, healthy, robust, and flavorful. 07:15.366 --> 07:19.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Suji Park is one of a new generation of Korean women; 07:19.466 --> 07:21.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% an entrepreneur and restaurateur 07:21.100 --> 07:23.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% in a country long dominated by men. 07:23.700 --> 07:25.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% She and her brother Sung Vin 07:25.600 --> 07:27.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% took me to their favorite mudfish restaurant. 07:27.800 --> 07:30.000 align:start position:10% line:58% size:57.5% I've eaten crabs on the eastern shore of Maryland 07:30.000 --> 07:32.233 align:start position:10% line:58% size:60% for decades, but I don't know how to eat this. 07:32.233 --> 07:34.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% Will you show me? I will show you. 07:34.000 --> 07:35.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:32.5% This is cold? 07:35.400 --> 07:37.600 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:60% This is cold, marinated. Pick this up. 07:37.600 --> 07:41.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% You pick it up, and you just suck the meat out basically. 07:45.300 --> 07:47.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% Oh nice. Good, huh? 07:47.666 --> 07:48.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:12.5% Nice! 07:48.900 --> 07:51.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% Crab stew. Oh my Gosh. 07:51.733 --> 07:56.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Sung, what do I use this for? This is for what? 07:56.100 --> 07:58.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% This is sauce for the mudfish. 07:58.366 --> 08:01.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) This is great! The mudfish fish is fabulous. 08:01.766 --> 08:05.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Look, I love mudfish fish. I've never had it like this. 08:05.300 --> 08:06.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% Is this pasta with it? 08:06.933 --> 08:09.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Suji) It's not noodle. It's bean sprouts. 08:09.833 --> 08:11.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% You own your own restaurants. 08:11.433 --> 08:14.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% You have 4 in Seoul and 2 in Tokyo. Yes I do. 08:14.600 --> 08:16.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Tell me how women as businesswomen, 08:16.300 --> 08:17.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% or business owners in your case, 08:17.933 --> 08:20.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% how different it is now than it might've been 08:20.366 --> 08:22.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% 20 or 30 years ago for your mother. 08:22.433 --> 08:24.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Would that have been possible then? 08:24.366 --> 08:28.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% No. With my case, I don't have any problem being female 08:28.000 --> 08:30.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% entrepreneur, and I was just talking 08:30.366 --> 08:33.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% to my other female entrepreneur the other day, 08:33.600 --> 08:37.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and she used to work for a newspaper company. 08:37.300 --> 08:41.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% In the early 1980's, there was no woman allowed, actually, 08:41.300 --> 08:44.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% to any of those corporations-- only secretaries. 08:44.066 --> 08:47.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% That's not that long ago, the '80s. 08:47.533 --> 08:51.466 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:45% No, no, but Korea is so dynamic country. 08:51.466 --> 08:52.966 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:47.5% Have another Soju. 08:52.966 --> 08:54.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% Another Soju, yeah. 08:54.500 --> 08:59.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Well, it's the only friendly thing to do I guess! 08:59.533 --> 09:01.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% It's like a very mild vodka. 09:01.700 --> 09:05.300 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:47.5% Then I do 2 hands, and you do one hand 09:05.300 --> 09:07.733 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:47.5% because I'm younger than you-- it's respect. 09:07.733 --> 09:10.533 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:65% Korea is everything about respect for older people. 09:10.533 --> 09:14.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% I'm liking that part because where I live, I don't get 09:14.366 --> 09:17.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% a whole lot of respect... no matter what my age. 09:17.833 --> 09:20.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% When you meet somebody, do you ask them what year they were born? 09:20.300 --> 09:22.000 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:60% Yes, that's very usual. 09:22.000 --> 09:23.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Just sort of get where it's all at? 09:23.633 --> 09:25.900 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:67.5% Yup, so what year were you born or how old are you? 09:25.900 --> 09:27.566 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:40% Then you decide what to call them. 09:27.566 --> 09:31.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% I'm not supposed to call you by name, Rudy, in Korea. 09:31.900 --> 09:35.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% >>Why? >>Because I'm supposed to call you "Mr." someone... 09:35.500 --> 09:36.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% >>Because I'm older? 09:36.866 --> 09:40.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Yes. I'm older than him, so he never calls me Suji in Korea. 09:40.933 --> 09:42.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% What does he call you? Sister? 09:42.766 --> 09:44.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% He calls me noona, sister. 09:44.466 --> 09:48.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% But if we were close friends, if we knew each other for 10 years, 09:48.800 --> 09:50.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% you would call me Rudy. No. 09:50.666 --> 09:54.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% You would still call me Mr. Maxa? 09:54.100 --> 09:56.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Actually [speaks Korean], which is like an uncle, or-- 09:56.966 --> 10:00.566 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% I'm sorry. [laughs] 10:00.566 --> 10:05.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% My back is starting to hurt. I'm starting to feel really old. 10:05.033 --> 10:08.900 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:35% We say Kombe! (all) Kombe! 10:11.333 --> 10:15.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Oh, you did the second one as a shot as well! 10:15.066 --> 10:17.066 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:42.5% Korea is full of surprises! [laughs] 10:17.066 --> 10:19.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% [man chants in Korean] 10:19.700 --> 10:22.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% The next morning I finally find some people 10:22.766 --> 10:24.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% who won't call me uncle. 10:24.533 --> 10:26.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Traditional Seoul wakes to prayers at 10:26.633 --> 10:29.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Buddhist Jogyesa Temple in the center of the city. 10:29.766 --> 10:33.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Buddhism arrived in Korea via China in the 4th century. 10:33.766 --> 10:37.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Buddhism is the religion most practiced here, 10:37.066 --> 10:38.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% followed closely by Christianity. 10:38.833 --> 10:41.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 10:41.200 --> 10:44.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% Buddhism and Confucianism dominated society here for centuries. 10:44.666 --> 10:47.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Confucian beliefs still run strong here 10:47.333 --> 10:49.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% in the reverence for education 10:49.966 --> 10:53.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% and respect for elrs and for ancestors. 10:53.033 --> 10:56.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Yet the rigid male dominated culture is cracking, 10:56.500 --> 10:59.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% and women are increasingly educated and accepted 10:59.566 --> 11:02.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% as members of the work forc 11:02.233 --> 11:07.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% In 1394, the Joseon Dynasty, which would reign for 500 years, 11:07.600 --> 11:09.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% chose Seoul as its capital. 11:09.966 --> 11:13.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% The Gyeongbokgung Palace was built in an auspicious location 11:13.733 --> 11:17.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% at the foot of the mountains surrounding Seoul. 11:17.000 --> 11:20.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Under the Joseon Dynasty, Confucianism was reestablished 11:20.233 --> 11:22.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% as the national philosophy. 11:22.066 --> 11:24.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% [ceremonial drums play] 11:27.000 --> 11:30.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% I'm headed south now to discover traditional Korea. 11:30.966 --> 11:35.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% This mountainous country is dotted with impressive temples, 11:35.033 --> 11:37.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% serene outposts far from the cities. 11:37.933 --> 11:40.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% When Buddhism arrived in Korea, 11:40.466 --> 11:43.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% it merged with the people's Shamanism 11:43.533 --> 11:46.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% and worship of nature and spirits. 11:46.566 --> 11:49.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Because many of the spirits lived in the mountains 11:49.466 --> 11:51.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Buddhist temples were erected in the hills. 11:51.766 --> 11:55.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% Guinsa Temple is one of the most colorful and one of the largest, 11:55.266 --> 11:57.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:40% with hundreds of monks in residence here. 11:57.166 --> 12:05.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 12:09.333 --> 12:12.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% In an attempt to keep Korean culture alive, 12:12.800 --> 12:15.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% the government subsidizes folk villages where people 12:15.500 --> 12:18.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% live and work as they did 300 years ago, 12:18.866 --> 12:22.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% More than 100 traditional houses cluster around a river 12:22.633 --> 12:26.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% at Hahoe Folk Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site, 12:26.366 --> 12:29.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% whose name means wandering river. 12:29.100 --> 12:31.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% The residents are all descended from a clan 12:31.833 --> 12:34.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% that's lived here since the 17th century. 12:34.200 --> 12:36.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% Their houses reflect the family's 12:36.066 --> 12:37.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% traditional status in the clan. 12:37.933 --> 12:41.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 12:41.466 --> 12:44.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% As I travel back in time in Korea, it's only fitting 12:44.600 --> 12:48.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% I spend my first night in one of its most illustrious cities. 12:48.033 --> 12:50.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Gyeongju is the capital of ancient Silla. 12:50.500 --> 12:57.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 12:57.566 --> 13:00.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Gyeongju was named the City of Gold 13:00.566 --> 13:03.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% for all its wealth and golden ornaments. 13:03.500 --> 13:05.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% This ancient capital was a renowned center 13:05.633 --> 13:07.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% for learning in the arts. 13:07.366 --> 13:10.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% The most striking sight in town are the huge grass mounds, 13:10.700 --> 13:13.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% burial tombs for Silla kings and queens. 13:13.400 --> 13:17.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 13:17.133 --> 13:20.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The Silla Kingdom lasted for nearly 1000 years, 13:20.666 --> 13:24.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% from 57 BC to 935 AD. 13:24.466 --> 13:28.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% In the 600's, it unified Korea under one rule. 13:28.200 --> 13:31.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% It was the Silla who introduced Chinese culture to Japan. 13:34.000 --> 13:37.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Wh you're in the mood for a bun with red bean paste, 13:37.233 --> 13:39.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% there's only one place to come in town. 13:39.366 --> 13:41.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% It's called Hwangnam bread. 13:41.133 --> 13:44.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Fabulous. Right out of the oven, lightly toasted. 13:45.600 --> 13:48.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% Oh, opulent, sweet... 13:48.166 --> 13:50.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% betcha can't eat just one. 13:50.166 --> 13:52.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% This sweet and savory snack is so popular 13:52.700 --> 13:54.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% there's always a line. 13:54.400 --> 13:56.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% People from Seoul order Hwangnam bread and freeze it 13:56.966 --> 13:59.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% so they can enjoy these treats all year long. 13:59.533 --> 14:01.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:10% Mmm. 14:01.600 --> 14:03.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% Korea is very proud 14:03.533 --> 14:05.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% of its cultural treasures 14:05.466 --> 14:07.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% and ranks them in importance. 14:07.866 --> 14:09.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% Bulguksa Temple on the outskirts 14:09.966 --> 14:12.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% of Gyeongju tops the list 14:12.100 --> 14:14.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% as historic landmark number one. 14:14.133 --> 14:16.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% The Silla Dynasty established Buddhism 14:16.366 --> 14:17.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% as the national religion 14:17.966 --> 14:21.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% and was largely responsible for its spread to Japan. 14:21.800 --> 14:24.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% Bulguksa is the Silla Kingdom's 14:24.100 --> 14:26.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% tour de force architectural achievement, 14:26.500 --> 14:31.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% and monks, both male and female, live and worship here. 14:34.166 --> 14:36.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Hiking is the national pastime in Korea. 14:36.633 --> 14:39.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% In 2004, the government shortened the work week 14:39.500 --> 14:42.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% to 5 days so now more than ever 14:42.333 --> 14:44.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% people are heading for the hills. 14:44.533 --> 14:46.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% Korean hikers don't fool around. 14:46.433 --> 14:49.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% They're decked out in the latest gear. 14:49.233 --> 14:51.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% This mountainous country is crisscrossed 14:51.166 --> 14:54.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% with hundreds of trails, and hiking clubs are popular. 14:54.700 --> 14:57.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Don't forget to dust off your boots back at the trailhead. 14:57.666 --> 15:00.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 15:00.700 --> 15:03.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Many hikes in Korea involve a mountain temple, 15:03.600 --> 15:06.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% and Haeinsa is one of Korea's 15:06.133 --> 15:07.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% famed Three Jewels of Buddhism. 15:09.200 --> 15:13.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 15:13.000 --> 15:17.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% At Haeinsa, the Buddhist Canon is stored on more than 15:17.733 --> 15:20.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% 80,000 hand carved wooden printing blocks. 15:20.433 --> 15:24.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Called the Tripitaka Koreana, these texts were carved 15:24.200 --> 15:26.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% in birchwood in the 1200's. 15:26.533 --> 15:29.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% In 1398, a perfectly ventilated and climate controlled 15:29.700 --> 15:32.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% storehouse was built to house the tablets, 15:32.566 --> 15:35.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% and they remain preserved there to this day. 15:35.666 --> 15:41.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 15:41.300 --> 15:44.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% The party never ends at a highway rest stop here in Korea. 15:44.733 --> 15:48.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% You get your grilled squid, you can check your email for free 15:48.133 --> 15:49.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% at a fully staffed business center, 15:49.900 --> 15:53.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% buy yourself a camping stove, and if you gotta really work 15:53.266 --> 15:56.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% those kinks out, head on over to the batting cage. 15:56.400 --> 15:58.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% Got a piece of it. All right. 15:58.566 --> 16:00.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% C'mon, give me your best. 16:04.266 --> 16:06.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% [deep, resonant gong ] 16:06.200 --> 16:08.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% That's it? That's all ya got? 16:08.166 --> 16:10.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:12.5% Yeah! 16:10.000 --> 16:11.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% My next stop, Jeonju, 16:11.666 --> 16:14.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% is a smaller city than Seoul. 16:14.000 --> 16:17.066 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:37.5% While Gyeongju is an open air museum, 16:17.066 --> 16:19.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Jeonju is lively with university students 16:19.400 --> 16:21.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% and is famous for its food. 16:21.766 --> 16:25.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% But smack in the middle of this modern city 16:25.066 --> 16:27.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% is a town within a town. 16:27.266 --> 16:29.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Hundreds of traditional Korean dwellings 16:29.133 --> 16:30.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% called hanoks have been restored. 16:30.966 --> 16:33.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 16:33.033 --> 16:36.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% The first kings of the Joseon Dynasty were born here. 16:36.833 --> 16:40.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Joseon is translated as The Land of the Morning Calm, 16:40.600 --> 16:43.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% and it's become a popular name for Korea. 16:43.233 --> 16:46.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% On the streets of Jeongju, I happen upon 16:46.433 --> 16:50.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% an ever-growing crowd of people singing folk songs. 16:50.033 --> 16:52.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% [singing in Korean] 16:52.633 --> 16:57.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 16:57.800 --> 17:03.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Jeongju is known as the cuisine capital of Korea, 17:03.200 --> 17:06.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% and its signature dish is bibimbap. 17:06.766 --> 17:09.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% There are no plain flavors in Korea. 17:09.900 --> 17:11.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% Everything has something extra. 17:11.733 --> 17:14.200 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:30% And a sauce, plenty of sauce. 17:14.200 --> 17:18.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Right. So here's the national dish of the national... 17:18.200 --> 17:20.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:25% You basic side dish, kimchi. 17:20.566 --> 17:23.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Kimchi, can't live without it here. 17:23.200 --> 17:26.200 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% Does Korean people have kimchi every day, 17:26.200 --> 17:28.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:30% every meal? Yes we are. 17:28.333 --> 17:30.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% Breakfast too, right? Uh-hum. 17:30.000 --> 17:31.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% The bibimbap express arrives. 17:31.800 --> 17:36.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Look at this. Look at this. It's like a painting. 17:36.266 --> 17:39.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% It's gorgeous, and it looks very elegant. 17:39.433 --> 17:42.033 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% Yeah, 21 ingredients in one bowl. 17:42.033 --> 17:44.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% There are 21 ingredients in it? 17:44.033 --> 17:45.700 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:30% 21 different vegetable and... 17:45.700 --> 17:49.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% So what is in here? I'm about to mix this all around. 17:49.533 --> 17:51.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% I've got, looks like chili paste? 17:51.600 --> 17:55.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Chili paste, egg, breaded kimchi, rolled beef hearts. 17:55.900 --> 17:57.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:42.5% Garlic, mushroom? 17:57.500 --> 17:59.766 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% Yeah. Um, zucchini. 17:59.766 --> 18:02.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% Rice, obviously. Okay. 18:04.666 --> 18:06.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:25% Delicious. 18:06.666 --> 18:08.466 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:20% Um-hum. 18:08.466 --> 18:11.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 18:11.000 --> 18:12.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% Hanji, traditional Korean paper, 18:12.666 --> 18:16.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% is made from the bark of the mulberry tree. 18:16.400 --> 18:18.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% Introduced to Korea from China, 18:18.233 --> 18:21.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% the art of papermaking spread from here to Japan. 18:21.633 --> 18:24.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Hanji paper can last for more than 1000 years. 18:24.933 --> 18:27.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 18:27.366 --> 18:30.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% As you can see from the racks here, 18:30.233 --> 18:32.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% there's all kinds of gorgeous colored paper. 18:32.866 --> 18:34.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% There's a rainbow, a rainbow 18:34.700 --> 18:36.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% of wrapping paper that's available here, 18:36.933 --> 18:39.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% and if people wrote letters anymore, 18:39.066 --> 18:41.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% they'd find some great stationary here 18:41.300 --> 18:44.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% in about 30 different colors with matching envelopes. 18:44.200 --> 18:47.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% A paper fan, of which there are many designs 18:47.166 --> 18:50.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% because it gets really hot here in Korea in the summer. 18:50.600 --> 18:53.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% [woman sings in Korean] 18:53.000 --> 19:01.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 19:01.700 --> 19:06.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) In the evenings, people gather for a performance of pansori, 19:06.133 --> 19:08.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% a kind of narrative folk opera 19:08.533 --> 19:12.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% whose roots can be traced back to Shamanistic rites. 19:12.100 --> 19:15.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 19:15.333 --> 19:17.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% [audience laughter] 19:17.333 --> 19:22.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 19:22.900 --> 19:24.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:25% [applause] 19:31.100 --> 19:34.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% Back in Seoul, Ji Sung invites me to his home, 19:34.833 --> 19:36.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% where in traditional Korean fashion, 19:36.666 --> 19:38.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% 3 generations of Kims live together. 19:38.866 --> 19:44.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% (woman) When I was a little girl, there is no apartments in Seoul. 19:44.766 --> 19:48.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Everybody lives in a small house with their families. 19:48.733 --> 19:52.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Because of that, it becomes 19:52.600 --> 19:55.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% very difficult to make 19:55.700 --> 19:59.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% our traditional foods in the apartment. 19:59.266 --> 20:01.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% It's a big difference I think. 20:01.133 --> 20:04.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Now why do you have a separate refrigerator for kimchi? 20:04.466 --> 20:09.766 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% In the past time, we use the same refrigerator, 20:09.766 --> 20:14.533 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% but the kimchi smell is in the refrigerator. 20:14.533 --> 20:16.633 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% So we need another one. 20:16.633 --> 20:18.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% So this is only for kimchi? 20:18.533 --> 20:20.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:25% Ah, ooh... 20:20.000 --> 20:22.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% (Jin Young) I made kimchi with cucumbers. 20:22.100 --> 20:24.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Did your mother teach you how to make kimchi? 20:24.533 --> 20:29.900 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:42.5% Yeah, especially mother-in-law teach me. 20:29.900 --> 20:32.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Now you're a mother-in-law; are you teaching 20:32.233 --> 20:34.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% your daughter-in-law how to make kimchi? Yeah. 20:34.566 --> 20:36.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% How about your daughter? 20:36.800 --> 20:42.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Daughter, I want to teach her, but she doesn't want it. 20:42.866 --> 20:45.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Thank you for showing me your kimchi refrigerator. 20:45.233 --> 20:46.633 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% You're welcome. 20:46.633 --> 20:48.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% I gotta get me one of these. 20:48.466 --> 20:50.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:35% Home for me is 20:50.166 --> 20:52.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% the Park Hyatt Seoul where the 20:52.333 --> 20:54.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% city is literally at your feet. 20:54.633 --> 20:56.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% In this sleek, upside-down hotel,ul where the 20:56.400 --> 21:00.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% the lobby and pool are at the top, on the 24th floor, 21:00.833 --> 21:05.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% with striking views of Seoul day and night. 21:05.000 --> 21:09.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% I've seen The Land of the Morning Calm, 21:09.000 --> 21:14.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and now I've returned to the land of night time restlessness, 21:14.300 --> 21:18.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% and the first place I head is the Gwangjang food market. 21:18.966 --> 21:22.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Food writer Daniel Gray has been living in Seoul for 3 years, 21:22.533 --> 21:24.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% and Gwangjang is one of his favorite haunts. 21:24.900 --> 21:26.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:17.5% Daniel, what's going on here? 21:26.733 --> 21:28.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% Oh, this is bindaeddeok. 21:28.400 --> 21:31.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Basically what they're doing is, they're getting mung beans, 21:31.733 --> 21:33.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% which are before bean sprouts sprout, 21:33.966 --> 21:36.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% that's what the beans look like, 21:36.133 --> 21:39.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% and they put it through this stone grinder. 21:39.100 --> 21:42.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% And in the bottom, you see this paste down here? 21:42.300 --> 21:45.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% What they'll do is they'll take this stuff and they'll 21:45.433 --> 21:48.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% mix it together, and they'll kind of make a pancake. 21:48.500 --> 21:51.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% They're going to crisp it up in a lot of oil. 21:51.400 --> 21:53.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% Dip it in the sauce. 21:53.066 --> 21:56.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) I'll put it in the sauce here. (Daniel) Take it off. 21:57.133 --> 21:58.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:10% Mmm. 21:58.700 --> 22:00.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% Oh yeah. (Daniel) Nice, right? 22:00.766 --> 22:03.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% First of all, it's fried so you know it's good. 22:03.400 --> 22:06.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% But it's really good! I'm gonna have one more bite 22:06.100 --> 22:08.900 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% just to make sure it's really that good. (Daniel) It is. 22:08.900 --> 22:11.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% So is this a main course or a side dish? 22:11.333 --> 22:13.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% (Daniel) It's something that you have with alcohol. 22:13.266 --> 22:15.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% When you're out with friends and you're having a couple drinks, 22:15.900 --> 22:17.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% this is what they'll eat. 22:17.566 --> 22:18.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% Nibbles. Yeah, nibbles. 22:18.966 --> 22:21.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Let's go visit my favorite banchan guy, side dish guy. 22:21.866 --> 22:24.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Ooh, there are a lot of side dishes here. 22:24.833 --> 22:26.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% Oh, I love these crabs here. 22:26.566 --> 22:28.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% (Daniel) Oh, these are so good. 22:28.300 --> 22:32.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% This is called kanjang gaejang. It's soy marinated crab. 22:32.633 --> 22:33.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:32.5% Oh, fabulous. 22:33.966 --> 22:35.800 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:47.5% So you marinate it in crabs, 22:35.800 --> 22:37.600 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:40% and inside it's like really gelatinous 22:37.600 --> 22:39.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% and succulent-- really good. 22:39.333 --> 22:43.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% They're kind of like popcorn shrimp except they're crab. 22:46.700 --> 22:48.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:17.5% Mmm-mm! 22:48.300 --> 22:50.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% (Daniel) Korean food, you're going to have 22:50.800 --> 22:52.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% lots of little, tiny side dishes. 22:52.700 --> 22:54.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% That's why there's so many different colors. 22:54.933 --> 22:57.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% They correspond to healing in different parts of yourself. 22:57.766 --> 22:59.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% So if you're supposed to eat something red, you're 22:59.933 --> 23:01.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% supposed to balance it out with something black, 23:01.966 --> 23:03.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% something white. (Rudy) Something green? 23:03.633 --> 23:05.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% (Daniel) Something green, yeah. Everything is really good. 23:05.566 --> 23:08.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) I think he's got all the basic color groups here. 23:08.333 --> 23:10.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% There's a tradition in Seoul 23:10.200 --> 23:13.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% of good food followed by, well, a room. 23:13.266 --> 23:14.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% Bang means room in Korean, 23:14.933 --> 23:17.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and there are bangs for everything here. 23:17.333 --> 23:20.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% You can watch a movie in a private DVD bang, 23:20.733 --> 23:23.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% or play computer games in a PC bang... 23:23.433 --> 23:28.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 23:28.066 --> 23:30.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:27.5% [man sings] 23:30.933 --> 23:36.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) ...or you can sing with your friends in a norae bang. 23:36.100 --> 23:37.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% Somehow the quiet beauty 23:37.766 --> 23:39.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and ancient customs of the countryside 23:39.866 --> 23:43.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% don't feel at odds with life in the big city. 23:43.566 --> 23:45.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% It's a bit like the Koreans themselves. 23:45.600 --> 23:48.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Yes, they love their country, they're devoted to family 23:48.200 --> 23:50.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% and have a deep reverence for their elders, 23:50.533 --> 23:52.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% but that doesn't stop them 23:52.533 --> 23:55.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% from embracing the latest fashion fads or footwear. 23:55.800 --> 23:57.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% Nationalistic and proud, 23:57.966 --> 24:00.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% with roots reaching deep into the past 24:00.466 --> 24:04.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and open arms to the future, is there anything the kind, 24:04.566 --> 24:06.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% enthusiastic determined people of Korea can't do? 24:06.966 --> 24:10.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% 24/7 shopping, batting cages at highway rest stops, 24:10.366 --> 24:13.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% and coffee shops in every block--what a country! 24:13.766 --> 24:17.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Reporting from Korea, I'm Rudy Maxa. Annyong. 24:19.300 --> 24:21.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Some of Korea's elaborate mountain temples 24:21.200 --> 24:23.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% offer temple stays for guests, 24:23.133 --> 24:26.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% but you have to observe the monks' rights, which means 24:26.266 --> 24:29.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% getting up very early in the morning and doing chores. 24:29.466 --> 24:32.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% The food is simple and healthy, and finding yourself alone 24:32.166 --> 24:34.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% with a chanting monk, or gazing at the elaborate 24:34.633 --> 24:37.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% and colorful temple art and the serene face of the Buddha 24:37.733 --> 24:39.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% can make normal life feel miles away. 24:39.633 --> 24:42.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% English is not as widely spoken in Korea 24:42.266 --> 24:43.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% as in other Asian countries, 24:43.900 --> 24:46.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% but there's a lot of signage in English, 24:46.533 --> 24:48.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% including some very amusing shop names. 24:48.533 --> 24:51.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Who wouldn't want to visit a store called Happy Virus? 24:51.766 --> 24:54.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Teenagers like to sport T-shirts with fractured English phrases. 24:54.700 --> 24:56.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Luckily the subway is easy to use, 24:56.433 --> 24:58.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% and stops are listed in English. 24:58.133 --> 25:00.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% If you want to take a taxicab around town, 25:00.733 --> 25:02.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:17.5% there's a free translation service. 25:02.400 --> 25:04.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Dial a free number on your cell phone, 25:04.300 --> 25:06.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% tell the operator in English where you want to go, 25:06.533 --> 25:09.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% hand the phone to the cabdriver, and off you go. 25:09.300 --> 25:12.666 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% (woman) For links and photos of the places featured 25:12.666 --> 25:16.066 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% in "Rudy Maxa's World," and other savvy traveling tips, 25:16.066 --> 25:18.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% visit maxa.tv. 25:21.633 --> 25:25.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:40% To order DVDs of "Rudy Maxa's World," 25:25.500 --> 25:28.466 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% visit maxa.tv. 25:28.466 --> 25:36.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 25:41.366 --> 25:49.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 25:57.566 --> 26:00.200 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% CC--Armour Captioning & TPT 26:03.300 --> 26:05.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% (woman) Funding for "Rudy Maxa's World" 26:05.533 --> 26:09.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% is provided by the following... 26:09.066 --> 26:11.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% (woman) Orbitz salutes the neverending spirit of adventure 26:11.333 --> 26:13.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% and as a proud sponsor of "Rudy Maxa's World" 26:13.866 --> 26:15.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:32.5% Orbitz offers comprehensive information 26:15.633 --> 26:17.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% on the world's great destinations. 26:17.866 --> 26:20.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% From custom vacation packages to in-depth mobile tools 26:20.933 --> 26:22.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% your trip begins on Orbitz. 26:22.633 --> 26:24.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% Take vacation back! 26:24.033 --> 26:27.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% [Korean janggu drums play in bright rhythm] 26:27.000 --> 26:32.433 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% (man) Korea, be one with earth and sky. 26:32.433 --> 26:34.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% (woman) And by Delta, 26:34.833 --> 26:37.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% serving hundreds of destinations worldwide. 26:37.300 --> 26:42.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% Information to plan your next trip available at delta.com. 26:42.100 --> 26:43.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% [orchestral fanfare] 26:46.033 --> 26:48.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪