DMZ

The trip this morning to the DMZ was very interesting. The South Koreans are certainly capitalizing on the area by making it a tourist attraction. The North Koreans have tried to dig tunnels under the DMZ to try to invade the south, and so far they have discovered 4 of them. We got to tour Tunnel 3.
Donning hard hats, we trekked down a 350 meter tunnel, descending about 73 meters deep. It was so steep, it was difficult to keep from running. When we got to the original part of the tunnel, it was easy to see why we needed hard hats. We had to walk hunched over, and still managed to bump our heads every now and then.
Here we are at the end of the tunnel, where the South Koreans had dropped a grenade down to seal off the tunnel. Now comes the hard part ---- walking back up the 350 meters, a very steep incline.

Next, we visited a rail terminal, where George Bush visited and signed his name. He wrote, "May this railroad unite Korean families." When North and South Korea are finally reunited, it will be possible to take the train across the Korean Peninsula, join with the Trans Siberian and Trans China Railroads, and travel into Europe.

A map of Tunnel 3.

Pictures with the South Korean guards.