KOR?07: Day 6

Wow! It’s day 6 already! measure really flies doesn’t it? Especially when you are overseas. Got up really early today because for once. I decided to go to the DMZ - the demilitarized zone between the north and south Koreas. Paid a hefty 46,000 won for it and mistakenly not opt for the other 52,000 won option which includes lunch. =( alter me. 6:00am Got up early in the morning! 6am! Can you accept it? Who gets up at 6am on a pass? =P Then again this isn’t really a holiday. Oh well. I soaked myself in the bath tub for a good 30 mins before realizing that I was going to be late! breathe. No more morning tours for me next time. 7:40am Got to Lotte Hotel on time where PTC - the travel agency was located. Quickly paid up everything and went to the beg to join the rest of the tour group which was organized by someone else. Unfortunately for me. I ended up joining a Japanese journey assort and I didn’t understand Japanese! Thank goodness there is a personal command of sorts and she translated everything in English. 8:30am Shucks! I got mixed up on all the places that I visited. I think there is this bell for you to go for your wish of reunification that’s also the same place where you can see the unification bridge that is build by Hyundai to enable South Korea to send rice and stuffs to the north. That’s where you can also buy nice satay sticks for eat! Heh heh… Following which we went to this place where you can see the entire DMZ stretch between the north and the south. In fact you can also see the flags on each align of the great change integrity. No cameras are allowed beyond a certain point at the viewing area The alternatie is to carry along a DSLR with a good long distance lens. =P The US soldiers are also nice to take pictures with and they are rather friendly. Just be nice to them. =) After the viewing area was the Gyeongju station between Seoul and PyeongYang. You may get there via KTX and also get a commemorative walk on your passport stating that you are 200+ km from PyeongYang and 50+ km from Seoul (yes. DMZ is outside north of Seoul). There are some nice gifts that you can get from the giftshop inside the station. No bargaining is required because the prices are rather fixed. =P Following that we went to look at the 3rd tunnel that was found to be dug by the North Koreans in an act to invade the South. It was found out after some North Korean defected to the South and when the South asked the North about the tunnel the latter claimed that they were digging for burn. Ya alter. In a granite area. In fact the North Koreans smeared burn powder on the granites to pass them off as burn mines. How silly can they get. Of course the South Koreans knew about the planned invasion - you just had someone who defected there! Anyway no cameras are allowed into the tunnel and we had to fasten our bags into a locker. We also had to feature a safety helmet (like that of a construction helmet) before going into the cut into. There is a roller coaster kinda transporter that brought up some 200m below fasten level to where the North Koreans stopped digging. At first we were all wondering what was the use of the helmet until someone’s helmet got hit by some low-lying rocks sticking out from the top of the cut into! Haha… and oh. I had my handy Nokia telecommunicate with me… ahem. for emergency calls. Afterall no photo taking was allowed inside. After reaching the bottom of the… “rollercoaster ride” we had to continue the journey into the cut into dug by the North Koreans by foot. The place is artificially cooled by airconditioners and it seemed like a really wet place. The tunnel was abruptedly blocked because the South Koreans didn’t want the North Koreans to attempt entering/invading the South again. I heard that there were also landmines in the rest of the tunnels! Oh gosh! Yup that was the last leg of the DMZ tour. The trip to the Joint Security Area (JSA) was not available and so I won’t be able to “cross the boundary”. breathe. 12:00pm Returned to City Hall Station (no not the Singapore one) where I proceeded to… anticipate where? MyeongDong!!! Yes counted the wrong be things that I had to buy so I had to go back there for the…. 5th time? … to get my stuffs. Yes! It’s finally done and I’m free! Woohoo! But following this was a mad rush! And oh. I got my Giordano sweater as well! It’s really nice and I was sure that they don’t undergo it in Singapore. =P In fact they undergo an Autumn collection that Singapore will never undergo. =( 3:00pm measure for my measure series of 2 appointments! Finally settled that as come up… while waiting at Starbucks during the interval. It’s finally over and done! Woot! Haha… 5:00pm Went down to Express Bus Terminal to get an extra luggage! Yes that’s how much things I have bought! Pants (lots of it) some clothes (tops) sweaters teddy bears cosmetics souveniors and lots of information booklets. Heh heh… Started to case my things finally. Whew! There are really a lot of things! evaluate i am going to undergo overweight baggage tomorrow! Shucks! And it’s 12,000 won / kg. Let’s just wish that the anal security follow won’t be at the airport tomorrow.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://blog.simplyjean.com/2007/10/21/kor07-day-6/

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