*If you like this, you might want to check out my new blog on http://www.sweetpea-in-switzerland.blog.co.uk ****
Hi everybody!
I am back in London after a very long and tiring journey.
On Saturday morning I got at 6am and went straight to the US army base where our tour departed from to the DMZ (Demilitarizied zone).
The bus was full of Americans so it was quite scary to begin with 
The DMZ or JSA (Joint Security Area) is running across the Korean Peninsula between North and South. It is the most heavily armed border in the world and I can telly you that tension is defintely in the air...
Check out the picture of me and a ROK soldier. They wear shades and stand in a taekwondo position to intimidate North Koreans.
I got the chance to go inside the building in Panmunjom where North and South signed the cease fire agreement 50 years ago. It was scary to step into North Korean territory but I managed to do it while I was in the building. See the third picture, it was taken from inside the building, on the left is North on the right is South.
The Bridge of No Return can be seen on the fourth picture. It was used for prisoner exchanges at the end of the Korean War in 1953. The name originates from the fact that prisoners were given the choice to remain in the country of their captivity or cross over to the other country. But if they chose to cross the bridge, they would never be allowed to return.
Young and his girlfriend took me to the airport and then my 22 hour flight with a 6 hour stop over at Dubai airport began.... speechless...
And here I am, back in the comfort of London... looking back, I can't believe how quick the two weeks went but also how much new experience I have had!
Korea is a great place, definitely worth a visit!
Annyeong Seoul!
2007-03-26 @ 02:53