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A Perfect Spring Weekend in Korea: Strolling Through the Korean Folk Village, Spring is finally in full swing here in Korea, and the weather has been absolutely amazing. Last weekend, to soak up the warm sunshine, I took a short weekend trip just outside of Seoul to the Korean Folk Village in Yongin.
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