DMZ - 2 Koreas

Geraldine, Albert, Alan and Zihua signed on a trip to the DMZ and spent half a day understanding a little history of Korea and the sad story behind the 2 Koreas. Because of the cheaper package that they chose, costing 48,000W, they didn't get to go to the Joint Security Area (JSA). You know that THE picture of 38th parallel? But they did go to a few places like the Freedom Bridge, 3rd tunnel, Dora Observatory and Dorasan Station.

At the Freedom Bridge..

People writing their wishes for the unification of the 2 Koreas or how much they miss their family on the other side of the border on ribbons.. ='(

The altar that South Koreans use to pray to their ancestors who were in the north whenever there are major festivals like Seollal 설날 (New Year) or Chuseok 추석 (Korean Thanksgiving)..

3rd tunnel.. One of the tunnels that North dug to the South to attack the South but was found out. Too bad photos are not allowed inside the tunnel. But story goes that when the tunnel was discovered, the North painted coal on the walls of the tunnel to pretend that they were digging for coal.

Dora Observatory. This is where you can have a full view of the north and the south, both flags (and the UN flag) and the famous fake village in the north. Sad thing that photos are not allowed once again.

Dorasan Station. This station is built for the hope that one day the Koreas will be re-unified and the train line will run from the south to the north to china and to don't-know-where.

They also went to a supermarket selling stuff from the north.. Pyeongyang Soju!