My friends made fun of me when I told them that we visited the DMZ. Yup... the buffer zone bordering North and South Korea, hence the demilitarized zone, stands for. As if I was there with camouflage or some sort of thing... :P
It is not a shooting ground, nor is it to display one's military power to the other. Ironically, it is a place set up to foster peace between both sides and avoid military confrontation.
The Seoul City Tour personnel met us at the hotel lobby before proceeding to Imjingak Park, located 50 km northwest of Seoul. It was built for 5 million people who lost their homes during World War II. But now it turns into a tourist place filled with restaurants and a small amusement park.
We walked through history as we crossed the Bridge of Freedom (picture to the right), erected in 1953 and used to liberate 12,773 prisoners.
Then, we headed to the Dorasan station, which used to connect North Korea and South Korea. We had the chance to view the North Korean territory from the Dorasan Observatory through the provided static binoculars.
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| The Imjingak Park |
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| On the bridge |
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| The view of North Korea from far |
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| Colored ribbons, written with prayers and hopes for unification and peace |
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| A Piece Altar |
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| A bit of a shaky picture because I was really terrified having inside this zone :P |
After more than one hour at this zone, we proceed to the amethyst center. Luckily, we weren't forced to buy anything from the center, as opposed to the reviews I read on the net. Afterwards, we had lunch in one of the nearby shopping centers.
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| Variety sizes of amethyst |
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| It may cost couple of thousands, if not thousand |
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| We requested halal meal |
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| Moving on to the street shopping |
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| View of the city from the Hyundai Residence |
My friends made fun of me when I told them that we visited the DMZ. Yup... the buffer zone bordering North and South Korea, hence the demilitarized zone, stands for. As if I was there with camouflage or some sort of thing... :P
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