In the heart of summer, I set out for Korea’s hottest city, curious to see what I might find beneath the heat.

Modern cafés seemed to appear around every corner, quietly shaping the character of the neighborhood.
Here and there, I came across the familiar gates of traditional hanok, quietly standing among the changing streetscape.
Restaurants housed in old Japanese homes offer yet another unexpected blend of the past and the present.
Looking up, I could always see modern high-rise apartments rising above the old streets—a familiar sight in Daegu.

This was once the home of an elementary school principal during the Japanese colonial era. Something of those days still lingers quietly in the old house.
A little shop in a strangely beautiful shade, quietly catching my eye along the way.

At the end of the walk, I took a quiet break at a café—one of the simple pleasures that makes Daegu so appealing. ;대봉동 문