We've had the unique chance to visit Sokcho--a small fishing town on the east coast of South Korea. Sokcho is about 140 miles east of Seoul and is the gateway to the grandest national park in the whole country--Mount Sorak (Soraksan). It is truly amazing to see these opposing forces--jagged granite peaks and cool clear waters--so close together the way they are in Sokcho.
Lynnette was at the helm when we drove almost to North Korea. We drove into what is called the "Controlled Zone," a place 10km from the border where the Koreans closely track who is going in and out. Lynnette took us up to the reunification observatory, a monument on the southeastern tip of the DMZ, just a mere 1.6 miles away from the border with North Korea. Click on the pictures below to get a glimpse of the untouched beauty in North Korea.
The pictures above show the Eastern Transportation Corridor. The ETC is a project to build a highway to link North Korea with South Korea. The pictures show the highway right at the border. We could hear propaganda being broadcast across the border from the north and we could see the writing on the mountains. North Korea still looks unpopulated and unspoiled for visitors.
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