The trip to the 'De-militarized zone' (DMZ) between South and North Korea passed off peacefully; thankfully the North Koreans refrained from shelling us or blowing us up. For our 78,000 won, we got to see some live minefields, the biggest flagpole in the world and a North Korean soldier. After gorging on jingoism and propaganda from the tour guide all afternoon, the bus made a special stop outside the souvenir shop, where I bought a bottle of North Korean blueberry wine. We went on the piss in Seoul afterwards, staying out all night in Itaewon and returnng to Sangju on the 7am bus. Here are some pics of the DMZ:
The last week dragged a little bit. Perhaps it's the short days, freezing cold weather, or the fact that it's the end of the school year and the kids couldn't be arsed learning anything - but the last week was a bit underwhelming. Without soccer or gym to keep the blood flowing, I've been quite lazy. Just a midwinter malaise, I suppose.
It snowed yesterday, leaving the city quite picturesque. I've been meaning to go for a walk in the wilderness near 'E-Mart hill' and take some nice, pretentious nature pictures, but the snow's thawing now, so I might wait until the next snowfall. I'll let you know how that goes.
