Today needed to be posted right away because I didn't want to forget the little details so I'm going forth and sharing today's journey with you right away. :)
Enjoy!
As we sat in the bus driving out of Seoul you could see the buildings getting smaller and the traffic starting to thin out. The landscape became more lush and spread out. I knew we were getting closer to the DMZ when all the fences to the water were covered in copious amounts of barbed wire. Next we started seeing guards keeping their eyes open for any signs of suspicious activity.
As we walked toward the conference room we walked in a building that was constructed as a meeting place for North Koreans and South Koreans family to have a reunion. Sadly it's never been used because the North Koreans won't let anyone over.
You can actually stand in North Korea while in this room. While we were listening to our guide he directed our attention to the window (which I was standing RIGHT next to) and said "There are North Korean Guards looking in here please feel free to take their photos!"
This is my friend below with a nervous smile, she let me snap a picture of her with the guard looking in. When I went to give her my camera to get one of me the guards had walked off.
(My husband said he's been on this tour a few times now and has never had the NK come peeking in the windows!)
NK with his canon... he shot me and I shot him!
Here is a view of NK with their flag and buildings...some of these houses have painted on windows and doors...
This memorial is for those who were attacked by North Korean guards in 1976. While supervising a work party, North Korean guards murdered two United Nations men with Axes. They were only trying to trim a Poplar Tree. After that they had to chop down the tree and leave a stone in it's place.
The Bridge of No Return was used for prisoner exchange in the end of the Korean War. The prisoners had a choice to remain in whichever country they chose. Once they made that decision it was final and could never return.
Everywhere you go in Korea, you will always find some sort of "character."
SK has discovered four tunnels from NK. We got a chance to walk into the third tunnel deep down under ground while wearing protective head gear. When we went to go down we had to leave our cameras. I left my phone, purse, and camera in a locker as I approached NK... never thought I would be doing that in my life! After walking all the way down you get to a hole in the wall that literally has a camera on the NK side pointing straight at you... I think they don't want you to take photos so that people will want to go down and take a look. I didn't see what all the hype was about...
One more view of NK
<3 V
2 comments:
Very interesting, and informative, Vickie !!! Not many people get that opportunity !! I'm glad, you were able to go.
Wow what a great representation
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