So here's the lowdown: Every one who comes to Korea HAS to visit the Demilitarized Zone. (It might be written in the lawbooks.) It is basically a chance to get a peek into the north while surrounded by more guns, bombs and weaponry than you can imagine. It was a bit unnerving at times but everyone was so relaxed about the whole situation that I forgot I was even visiting a high-tension danger zone. Both governments are pretty strict about where you are allowed to take pictures so nothing extremely exciting BUT enjoyable still. If you know very little to nothing about the DMZ, please google it....fascinating stuff! I was lucky on my visit - it was a BEAUTIFUL October day!
A South Korean soldier stands guard
These guys are trained heavily in martial arts (mostly in tae kwando). We were told not to stand too close to them or they would use physical force (or worse) to remove us from their guard space.
This would be THE table where the presidents have sat and done their "negotiations"
Our group....standing in North Korea!!!!
The North Korean soldiers keep watch. If you look very carefully (though the picture is quite blurry), you can see a guy with binoculars in the second window
Oh just me with a little North Korean background :)
The Bridge of No Return
Photo Zone
The Tunnel Tour...was killer. Walking down into the tunnel was difficult but walking back up was a cardio workout! What tunnel you might wonder....this is one of a few tunnels discovered after the Korean War that would facilitate a North Korean attack on Seoul. Glad they found it before I got here! 
Yeah this was a really fun sculpture to play around with. It's a world split in half with the people trying to push it back together.....
OR it's a giant peanut that I should crack open :)
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