Saturday, March 16, 2013

Korea 2013, part Three - DMZ

This was a life experience!
To be where the tension is high and the world is watching... Yet for the troops there, it seems to be another day at the office.
Blake did his best imitation of the intimidating stance of the ROK (Republic of Korea = South Korea) guards
On the right side of the table, Blake is in North Korea; on the left side, Kathy is in the ROK. They once had a ten hour discussion at this table concerning the height of the UN flag on it
The Bridge of No Return is where the prisoners from each side crossed over in 1953, never to cross again
A new memorial was being put together at DMZ, with figures pushing the two sides together
Blake at the Dorasan station, not used now because the trains are not allowed to cross the border with passengers.
New Chinese friends. Why don't they come to visit from the north...?
Behind the soldiers, the propaganda/fake city in North




















1 comment:

KWS said...

I think actually they are taking that memorial down? I remember it being there before...