dmz – rene bauer photography

It was bit hazy, so not ideal for making photos. There was many photo restrictions anyway due the security regulations.

When we enters the DMZ (demilitarized zone) our passports has to be shown, then crossed the bridge to the no-man-land. Not far after, there was the border post to North Korea. The bus passed it very slowly, even stopped for a few seconds, while our tour guide was requesting us to make quickly a pictures since it was actually not to allow to stop here.

We reached a viewpoint and looked over to the border of North Korea. The two nearest border towns on each side put a huge flag post in competition to have the taller one.

There’s also tunnels dug by the North Koreans in order to attack South Korea. The famous Third Tunnel was discovered by South Korea and now open for visit by tourist. An access tunnel leads down to the original tunnel and follows it until 170 meters distance to the actual border. Our guide joked, the South Korean eventually must be happy about it, since the North Korean did all the labour but South Korea makes now money with it.

Mai 26, 2024Mai 26, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, portrait, reportage, SouthKorea, travelTags: Asia, border, borderpost, dmz, fareast, korea, northkorea, renebauerphotography, reportage, sightseeing, SouthKorea, Travel, warzone Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

A „must see“ when in South Korea is the DMZ, the demilitarized zone on the border with North Korea.

On the way there was a stop at the Majang Reservoir Suspension Bridge. Just enough time for a nice stroll in the cool, fresh air of the morning.

Just before the DMZ is a place called Imjingak. A touristic place for foreign and domestic tourists alike. It tells the story of a border town, which supposed to be not. And it also has carry still some hope, that the unused railway tracks and bridge are connecting the people of north and south one day again.

(stay tuned for the next post, inside the DMZ)