Here are some South Korean soldiers on guard duty. They stand in that position, which they call Tae Kwon Do ready position so they are ready to defend themselves or attack at any given moment.
This is a picture of Propaganda Village; the sort of manequin town that North Korea built to make themselves look prosperous. Included in the village are modern highrise apartment buildings and the largest flagpole in the world. They would turn on the lights at night too, even though noone really lives there.
This is the table where talks between North Korea and other countries often take place. I say other countries because there are about twelve or so that are part of the talks. I know I'm being a little vague, but our guide was incredibly hard to understand. He often closed his eyes when he talked and I felt as though he was not fluent at all, rather just repeating sounds that he had memorized.
Here I am at a Korean War Memorial. This park was full of memorials from the Korean War...
These pictures make me really sad. Across the river is North Korea; at the forefront of the picture is a white flag wall that is full of poems, letters, etc. to family members who are in North Korea. The bridge that crosses the river is for the train that runs from North to South Korea.
Here I am in the DMZ with a North Korean building (the large silver one) and a little bit of one of the ROK/USA buildings in the background (the blue ones). This picture is a good example of how North Korea must do everything bigger and better than what the ROK/USA does.
Here are some South Korean soldiers on guard duty. They stand in that position, which they call Tae Kwon Do ready position so they are ready to defend themselves or attack at any given moment.
This is a picture of Propaganda Village; the sort of manequin town that North Korea built to make themselves look prosperous. Included in the village are modern highrise apartment buildings and the largest flagpole in the world. They would turn on the lights at night too, even though noone really lives there.
This is the table where talks between North Korea and other countries often take place. I say other countries because there are about twelve or so that are part of the talks. I know I'm being a little vague, but our guide was incredibly hard to understand. He often closed his eyes when he talked and I felt as though he was not fluent at all, rather just repeating sounds that he had memorized.
Here I am at a Korean War Memorial. This park was full of memorials from the Korean War...
These pictures make me really sad. Across the river is North Korea; at the forefront of the picture is a white flag wall that is full of poems, letters, etc. to family members who are in North Korea. The bridge that crosses the river is for the train that runs from North to South Korea.
Here I am in the DMZ with a North Korean building (the large silver one) and a little bit of one of the ROK/USA buildings in the background (the blue ones). This picture is a good example of how North Korea must do everything bigger and better than what the ROK/USA does.
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