Daegu, South Korea.
It's maybe not the greatest picture I've ever snapped, but this photo taken on New Year's Day tells a nice little story about my soon-to-be-former town of northern Daegu. First, you've got the stream which was neglected when I moved here ten years ago. It's been widened and cleaned up a bit. Next, you've got the monorail or, more properly, Daegu Metro Line Three. Lines One and Two run on subway lines easterly-westerly, but new-ish Line Three filled the gap of running north-south. Throw in the ducks and egrets (at least I think they're egrets), the walking and biking paths, and not far away some public exercise equipment, and you've got a perfectly pleasant little scene.
Nine times out of ten, the South Korean local governments do a really great job managing and improving public and green space. It's definitely something I'll miss from here. It can be done right in America of course, but it seems there's much less will to to do so.
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