Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The DMZ tour - heart and seoul

The sofa in our Korean stype hotel room!! (everything is on the floor)

Our little balcony - so cute!!

There's my bed!! Sorta padded...sorta not...but quite warm! (floor heaters)

The DMZ - DeMilitarized Zone between North and South Korea - this is a SK soldier on guard in the TaeKwonDo position to protect us. Yikes!

Blue buildings - SK Big gray building - NK Yeah, that close!

Taking a closer look at that North Korean border and the soldier spying on us

A NK watch tower - we were told not to point, gesture, "or otherwise communicate with the North Koreans"

Looking into NK territory

That's a NK Propaganda Village in the DMZ behind me.


The Bridge of No Return. After the Korean War, people could choose which side they wanted to cross into, but once they did, they could never go back.


My ID pass!!


Photo Line: You can't take pictures of NK from as close as that wall, so the soldiers make you stand behind the photo line, which means you can barely see anything with your camera.


A view from behind the line. Hazy NK.


Anna Tam and Jennifer Hutchinson - both Canadian, and lovely friends!!


Sarah, Sarah, and Mike - some other friends on the trip


Everybody on the bus traveling back from the DMZ!


Restaurant in Seoul - these are Sarah's leftovers...the waiter laughed at our Oompa Loompa creation.



Playing a little game while waiting for food.


Coldstone Creamery!! Only in Seoul, not in our town of Daejeon. A real treat!!

More actual text, thoughts, and words coming - I'm tired tonight. Enjoy!

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