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Picture of the Day: Bus Falls Off a Bridge Killing Two

Shuttle bus falls off bridge
Shuttle bus falls off bridge
This supplied photo shows investigators working on the scene after a shuttle bus carrying workers of Hyundai Steel Co. fell off a bridge over a waterway inside the steelmaker’s plant in Dangjin on South Korea’s west coast on March 28, 2021. The accident killed the driver and a worker, police said. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korean Workers Sanitize Bus

N. Korea's quarantine efforts against pandemic
N. Korea’s quarantine efforts against pandemic
Officials disinfect a bus in Pyongyang amid the coronavirus pandemic, in this undated photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Feb. 19, 2021. North Korea has claimed to be coronavirus-free, but it has implemented relatively swift and extensive antivirus efforts since early last year, including border controls restricting movement of people and goods between the North and China. (Yonhap)

“Bustaurant” to Begin Operating Tours in Seoul

This is a unique idea to differentiate from all the other bus tours in Seoul:

Seoul City Tour Bus, one of two bus companies providing hop-on, hop-off rides between key city landmarks, is now offering on-board meals. 

Starting June 15, visitors who sign up for a “Bustaurant” journey are offered a barbecue eel lunch box with sides and drinks on the bus during a 30-minute stop at Sevitseom, LED-covered manmade floating islands near the banks of the Han River. 

For children, the main dish will be either hamburger steak or fried pork cutlet.

Along with Yellow Balloon City Bus, Seoul City Tour Bus offers convenient access to traditional markets, historic neighborhoods and cultural landmarks for visitors on a tight schedule. 

Bustaurant tours run two times a day. The day trip runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with hour-long guided tours at the National Museum of Korea, N Seoul Tower, one ancient palace (Gyeongbok Palace or Changdeok Palace) and one old neighborhood (Insa-dong or Bukchon Hanok Village) near Gwanghwamun. 

The night trips are shorter, from 7:20 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and only let passengers off at N Seoul Tower and Cheonggye Stream, the final destination. The night course mostly travels along the Han River for a succession of light-clad bridges and high-rises out the window. Noteworthy sights include the 63 Building, the National Assembly and Seongsu Bridge.

Korea Times

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Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Sees Off Chinese Bus Crash Survivors

NK leader sees off Chinese victims of bus crash

This photo captured from North Korea’s Central TV on April 26, 2018, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) talking with Chinese Ambassador to Pyongyang Li Jinjun while seeing off a special train carrying the bodies of Chinese killed in a deadly bus crash and those wounded at a station in Pyongyang the previous day. The April 22 accident left 32 Chinese tourists dead and two seriously injured. Four North Koreans also died.  (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korea’s First Amphibious Bus

Amphibious bus debuts in S. Korea

An amphibious bus sails on the Seoul-Incheon Canal in the port city of Incheon, west of Seoul, on April 21, 2015, as the operator of the bus, the first of its kind in South Korea, implemented a test run. The canal, dubbed the “Ara Waterway,” connects the Han River, flowing through central Seoul, and the Yellow Sea, enabling seagoing ships to enter Seoul. (Yonhap)