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architecture in front of the dmz tunnel number tres 

awful blue helmets we have to wear into the tunnel

big poster of a grand father during the war 

with a korean soldier at the dmz 

  this google post has been a bad friend of mine this week because every attempt at posting, somehow everything would get lost.  anyways, last week i went to the dmz with my cousin and somebody i trained with last month and it was fun if you dont consider the fact that i was half drunk for most of the trip.  not only did i fall asleep during the first part, i got sick at the end of the tour.  
  the first part that i missed was visiting the freedom bridge where prisoners were exchanged after the korean war, hence the name of the bridge.  the second part was visiting the third tunnel of the dmz which is close to seoul and was discovered by south korea in october of 1978.  the tunnel is pretty long but its really compact so only big enough for a few people to walk next to each other but huddled in which is why we had to have the helmets on and i, after the fact, learned the hard way to appreciate those blue things on my head -- otherwise i would leave without one.  the third part of the tour was visiting the dora observatory which allows you to see the dmz and gaesung city which is a big city in north korea where theres a big village.  the last part of the trip was going to dorasan station which is the closest train station to north korea from south korea and president bush visited this station in 2002 and made it really famous to the world, especially to korea of course.
  visiting the dmz was probably one of the best things i have done so far in korea, it took me back and made me realize how much history there is in this country, not that i didnt know to begin with.  although i am the epitome of a conservative american, i am allowing myself to appreciate my background and begin to consider my ignorance of being a "korean american".  thanks South Korea, couldnt have done it without you.