Sorry for the very-late-post.
Life as a first timer in Clinical Years of Medical School turned out to be very . . . Challenging.
And also tiring.
But that doesn't mean I stopped writing posts about my trip to Korea.
How can I?
Until now, I've been dreaming of being back there, enjoying my quiet walk along the Chungmuro streets.
*cries*
And here's my Day 2 in Korea used to be.
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DMZ TOUR
So yeah, basically DMZ Tour or as known as (Demilitarized Zone) Tour is actually a set of tourist hot spot attractions,
where you got to listen to a lot more of Korean history between the feud of North and South Korea.
And the best part was, you can actually go to the borderline and see the North's soldier ushering you back with a huge telescope. *creepyyyyy*
As far as I can remember, my DMZ Tour goes for the whooooole day.
IMJINGAK RESORT
This place is actually a resort, build for the sole purpose of those who are separated from their families in North, so they could perform all the ancestral rituals during festivals, here
- cause, believe it or not, this is the nearest they could get to.
Well you can't actually just go to the North's borderline and say
"Hey, I'm just dropping by to say hi to my families"
As I was told, the long feud between these two countries was never resolve to any agreements and until now, they do not allow any occasional entry-and-exit.
THE THIRD TUNNEL
We have been warned. As our tour guide said that anybody who had any heart problem should stay away from coming into the Third Tunnel as it was actually long long long long way down under the ground.
Iylia and me was too excited to even hear that - unfortunately.
We got back safely after huffing and puffing our way climbing back to the ground - eyes half rolled upwards, our breaths were scorching for Oxygen, as we cried for this torture to come to an end, though.
The Oxygen down there was seriously - limited. Not to mention very cold.
It turns out that North had been building secret underground passageways in order to get access into the South and the preserved one was The Third Tunnel.
As far as the soldiers had came across all this while were, 5 secret tunnels altogether. And the recent one was discovered also this year. *grit teeth*
Guess the feud will not ease any time from now, right?
THE OBSERVATORY
A typical observatory tower for everyone to view a glimpse of North's main city. That's all.
I was kindda hungry at that time. So I was fidgeting here and there, caring less about the observatory thingy.
DORASAN STATION
A train station used to transport people from South to North. I'm not sure if it's still operating or not though. But it's pretty neat and modern-ish looking. I like anything modern.
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*SIGH*
Sorry guys. That's all I could remember of my DMZ Tour.
Maybe because it's so historical, I got bored.
Hey, but not for the whole time though.
The scenery was beautiful
and it was good
to actually brain something with facts after so long right?
p/s : I still went to Myeongdong that evening even when my feet hurts after the tour *squeals*
p/p/s : and I managed to get an Oppa and took a picture with him. *squeals louder*
