DMZ Trip

Over the weekend, I took a trip to the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) that's between North & South Korea. It's a 2km stretch that goes along the country's borders were no one from the other country is allowed. We went down into 2 of the 4 tunnels that North Korea had built trying to tunnel into South Korea during the Korean War. I'm glad I was wearing a hard hat - the tunnels were super short & I hit my head a bit :)

It was an amazing trip - the scenery was wonderful. I got to see a lot of the S.Korean countryside on the way there & back. It was a long, hot day but a trip well worth it :)

This was a silly sign.

Just in case the 5ft railing disappeared..

This way is down. Not the other way.

The Freedom Bridge where North/South Koreans had to choose a side.
Once they crossed over, they had to stay on the side they chose. Prisoners also used this bridge to go home.

North Korean side of the bridge

A ride at the odd amusement park at the Freedom Bridge area

The ride was "Super Viking". But a pirate's in charge?

Slide in the shade :)

checkpoint

You had to stand behind this line if you wanted to take pictures of North Korea

All of the people looking at the north

Thank goodness for zoom & long arms :)

The railroad that was built if the N&S ever became friends again.

It'd be a transcontinental railroad

The nice guard that everyone took pictures with

The Hopeful train station

'security', if it ever opened

There were war memorial planes where we stopped for lunch

war tank

another checkpoint

mountains

observatory were we took pictures

what a view :)

rice fields

the monorail that took us up to the observatory