the 38th parallel

our globe traveller mark tay is heading to the land of kim chee, korea. south korea that is.

departing on monday, wanna wish him a safe journey and bring back lots of pictures and
memories.

here's a shot of the korean dmz. that's where both the commi north meets the free south. the
blue building runs through the 2 countries. the microphone cord inside the room serves as
the true boundry.

The view from the top of the Freedom House pavilion. The large concrete building is in North
Korea. The buildings painted in United Nations blue straddle the border between the two
countries.

The exact border is the raised concrete strip that runs between the blue buildings at the
midpoint, visible in this picture. The half of the buildings in the foreground is South
Korea, the back half is inside North Korea. The border cuts the buildings into two equal
parts, and it is here where Korean delegations from both sides of the border conduct
negotiations

the war's not over, it's currently at a cease fire truce. they're still war yeah. so war can
erupt at any time. but no action for the past 50 years that is.

safe trip mark, kiss kim il's ring for me yeah!