A few things I've done over the passed few days... Visited the DMZ, short for demilitarized zone, right along the 38th parallel running from coast to coast. Ironically it's the most heavily militarized border there is with Korean, American and UN troops guarding the perimeter at all times. Many incidents around the DMZ have happend since the 1953 armistice such as shootouts, guerrilla incursions, and secret tunnels built underneath for an eventual invasion by North Korea. The only way there was to book with a travel agency, which I did back in Seoul. The day of, we took the bus to the border, passing major roadblocks, guard towers, and mine fields. Sadly there are loads of mines on both sides of the dmz. Then we went to see the special train station built by the south
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