War Memorial and a Korean Night Photo 3

War Memorial and a Korean Night

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September 9th 2008
September 9 2008: Today Dave and I went to a tech market. You could buy anything here from computers to camera memory cards and pirated dvds. Stuff was cheaper than back home, such as 4 GB camera memory card for 16 bucks. Although, I was hesitant to buy anything electronic from a vendor. We then went and booked our tour through the US army base of the DMZ, which is technically in North Korea. We a ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more