Hot and Humid Day at the DMZ and 3rd Tunnel

Converse Store

Myongdong Gyoza (It is one of the oldest and famous restaurant in Myongdong; it's known for mandu and kalguksu)

Kalguksu at Myondong

Lunch after the tour to the DMZ

The South Korean Aid Truck to North Korea

The Freedom Bell

The train that was found near DMZ ( it was covered by bullet holes, and only the one part of train was found since all other was taken by North Koreans to use it as metal scraps during the Korean War

The Peace Stone

Inside train station





Dora Observation Platform

The Freedom Bridge

Friday was extremely hot and humid day in Seoul.  It was supposed to rain all day, but the rain stopped in the morning.  Friday was DMZ tour day and the tour took about 7 hours.  The tour bus came to pick me up in the morning and it took about an hour to get to Imjingak (near DMZ).  From Imjingak, we rod DMZ tour bus that was operated by DMZ area.  When we arrieved at Imjingak, there were dozen trucks that were carrying tons of bags of flour.  Some areas of North Korea was flooded, so South Korean charity organizations were delivering truck load of flour to the North Korea.  We first went to the Freedom Bridge area, and went to an area where you can see the DMZ fences and North Korean military post. Photography was not allowed at many areas.   Although, it was raining in the morning, when we got there, the weather started clearing up, so we were able to see North Korean villages and Gaesung factory town where South Korean companies built factories for goods.  After that, we went to walk down the tunnel that was digged by North Koreans in the 70s.  There are 4 official tunnels that were digged by the North Koreans for Invasions.  After the tour, I went to Myongdong to have dinner.  On Saturday night, I went to my brother's house for dinner.  I planned to spend the night at his house, but decided to come back to the hotel.  My sister in law made lots of homemade sidedishes, and beef vegetable souop and chicken potatoes stews.  Everything was great.  My brother looked healthy and upbeat.  His son will be coming to the US to study in NY state.  He was born in the US, so my brother want him to study in the US for him to have better chance to go to good university.  He will be attending a private high school in NY state and will be staying with hosting families.