The DMZ was interesting. The weather was cold but clear. There were about 30 foreigners in the tour group. My co-worker and friend Nancy told me about the trip. We both enjoy photography, and actually we have identical cameras.
I don't really like big groups. I think I've mentioned it before. It takes a lot of energy out of me to socialize when there are so many people. And sometimes I feel the energy isn't worth it, because I'll most likely never see any of them again. It was nice to have a buddy along to talk with and site see with though. Because of this... you'll notice that a lot of my pictures have Nancy in them.
The trip involved a visit to Tunnel 2. The N. Koreans have dug multiple tunnels into S. Korea under the DMZ in preparation for some future invasion. 4 of these tunnels have been exposed by the south and then abandoned by the north. They have since become tourist attractions. We were able to walk part way down one of these invasion tunnels.
We visited museums and war memorials near the border and even had a chance to look into N. Korea. We then stayed the night in a small village about 6km from the DMZ. On Sunday morning we were able to ride tandem bikes around the village.
It was a strange feeling being there. So close to a place where thousands of lives had been lost. A place where families fought and killed each other. A place of sadness.
I took about 200 photos, but these are a few of my favorite... many of them were taken within the little village.
Nancy won the "mine hunt" game and she didn't even have a detector. It just wasn't fair.
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hey~ my cousin charissa told me to check out your blog... i love your photography! thanks for sharing your adventures.
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