Bucheon City from the air

Bucheon, an unheard of city of 900,000 people, sprawls between Seoul and Incheon, and is almost as tall as it is long. It is a basin of apartment blocks hemmed in on 3 sides by lush, forested hills, and blends into Gimpo Airport northwards. On a (rare) clear day the northern horizon is punctuated by the hills of North Korea, only 20 or so miles away.

My apartment block (see Feb 24, '05 post) is located in Jung Dong (Middle East) district and is the Hyde Park Corner of Bucheon, in the centre by the nightlife and park. It has a roof garden that boasts commanding views when the air isn't too hazy and yellow-tinged:

View NW past the Hyundai department store of one of many neons strips and a flyover (behind the park) of 8 traffic lanes intersecting 12 lanes running N-S

Looking N, towards North Korea across well organised and symmetrical, though not pretty, apartments

Looking down upon a numerous cafes, PC rooms and restaurants stacked together. Note the proximity between church and 'extra services massage parlour' (dual red and blue spinning poles)

Looking SW upon Jung Ang ('Central') Park and Sosa Hills beyond

Looking W at sunset across Sang Dong village

Peeping Tom view of Sang Dong village