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Hostel stay 1. When it comes to hostel, it may be common to young travelers, However it was at first unfamiliar to this traveler in his 50s . Now he loves the refreshing and cheap hostel life as much as the aroma of coffee, What kind of accommodations is it on earth? what is the rate of it per night? May 24th, 2000 Hi, daughter! ........... ............ This is father in Seatt..

Mustache 3. Another favorite of his was 'That spoke Zarathustra' by Nietzsche, as said before, whose mustache enchanted him to have one of his own, resembling the philosopher's, For your information, the book begins like this: "At the age of thirty, Zarathustra goes into the wilderness and so enjoys his spirit and his solitude there that he stays for ten years. Finally, he dec..

Mustache 2. On the other hand, Tango who looked up to Moon's mustache until the very day of their farewell was taken to hospital as an emergency case. First he stayed lying in bed longer than any other new comer. When he got better enough to sit alone on the chair in his sickroom ,he tried to walk out in the corridor. Soon after he could stand alone ,he began to walk farther t..

Mustache 1. In his 20s Moon spent 4 years of life under medical treatment in a sanatorium. Reflecting on the life in isolation, he often thought that he had experienced a journey to an exotic land which was not likely to be in the world. There he slept seeing through the window of his room cherry flowers in full blossom and the next day he awoke to find the flowers all gone. I..

Sea fever 3. After his long journey to Europe, he wrote an essay on a Korean sculpture, Moon Shin who was an artist in Paris. Writing it, he once again looked back upon Café Lapin in Montmartre. Below is a paragraph of it: Passing by Jongbubsa , a Buddhist temple in Burimdong town, crossing the railroad, And walking up along the winding alley. Then You will get at Moon Sh..

Sea fever 2. As depicted before, he made a round trip to the seashore, from the south through the east till the west of his country, South Korea. Looking back upon the past days and nights on a European journey, he would not deny that it was the little sea cherished in his mind that enticed him to do so. However, in case of his first overseas travel toward Europe, he was a bit..

Sea Fever 1. When Moon was over 40s, he could not but stop writing art reviews, discouraged by the fact that only a small number of readers were satisfied with his style. Few magazines and newspapers wanted him to write for them. Most artists complaint that his reviews were both off the point and rambling. So he forced to be out of job. One day he laid bare heart in this regar..

Preface Two years ago Moon, as an essayist living in Korea, wrote a book in English and had it published in USA, the title of which was Flamenco Journey, for a purpose: to earn some pocket money to win my 3 grandchildren's interest in him. One, a preschool boy living in LA, wants to have a toy helicopter, the others living in Seoul, a school girl and a school boy, would say to..

Hosteller -contents- preface 1. Sea fever 2. Mustache 3. As a hosteller 4. On the Greyhound 5. Flying to Madrid 6. Trans Siberian train Journey 7. Chaconne Postscript

Siberia Siberia 1. Before his mind’ eyes faded away a black train into the forest of silver-twinkling birches, while he was reading a couple of passages, below, in a book titled 'East of The Sun': ........."Siberia" itself is a mystical term, derived from the Mongolian siber ("beautiful", "wonderful", and "pure"), and the Tartar sibir, which means "the sleeping land". The sl..