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The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean
Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a
border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in half.
It was established to serve as a buffer zone
between the countries of North Korea and South Korea under the provisions of
the Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953, an agreement between North Korea,
China, and the United Nations Command. |
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Martin's room is OK, but no spoon? Martin's
breakfast parlor. Rotten place with unfriendly staff. |
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Inside is ok and very nice looking.
Where Martin wanted to go. Mr. Kebab. |
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On the route to DMZ. These bridges are
collapsible and can serve as tank traps when the North Koreans attack.
The kebab is BIG.
On route to the DMZ.
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Our very capable tour guide Jing.
At and in the DMZ. |
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Overview of the DMZ.
Model of the DMZ. |
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Russian weapons. AK37 and a rifle.
Model of the North Korean tunneling under the DMZ to the South. |
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The
RPD is a 7.62mm light machine gun developed in the Soviet Union by
Vasily Degtyaryov for the 7.62×39mm M43 intermediate cartridge.
Martin with paper cops. |
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The entrance down to the tunnels.
Martin at the top. To fat and old to walk down 73 meters under the surface.
The hole down. |
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Martin at the top.
A security educational institution in the DMZ. |
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The world is divided in two.
A fancy building .
An American M48 Patton tank. |
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The view point seen
here in the middle of the picture where you can look over to the North.
We are welcome by a paper soldier. |
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The view to the South.
Fancy lightening conductors. |
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Our bus.
View to the South. |
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Looking into North
Korea, the biggest concentration camp the world has ever seen.
The video.
The lone South Korean flag in the middle of the DMZ. |
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Martin is having a
break. Trump was here too in 2019, with the the
prime ministers from the Korean countries. |
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Abandon railroad
tracks. Leading to nowhere. |
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Memorial for the
sex-slaves the Japanese used during their occupation.
A banged up old locomotive on display. Shot full of holes. |
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An abandon bridge to
the North. Details of the old bridge. |
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Memory wall for those
having relative North of the border. They cooked
squid on hot stones. Nice, clean way to do it. |
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Back in Seoul, time for
a local beer. And a big, fancy meat dish. |
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I could see my hotel
across the street. A hotel that does not serve food. Bad. |
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