Seoul, South Korea
10:42 AM
Hi readers
Will be a shorter one this week.
After Tokyo I was requested to come to South Korea to help out the teams over here. I spend Tuesday - Friday working in Chongwon, about two hours south of Seoul but returned to Seoul for the weekend.
Saturday I booked myself on a half day tour of the Demilitarised Zone, or DMZ, between South and North Korea. It is one of the last relics of the Cold War and represents an area of approx 4km wide, 2km wide each side of the "truce" line, which represents the border between the two countries. We learnt a bit about the history behind the DMZ and also got to check out the 3rd of 4 inflitration tunnels discovered by the South that the North had been building. Was a pretty interesting tour, and some what surreal to think that I was essentially in a no-man's land between North and South Korea, who are technically still at war!
Saturday avo I went with a colleague to check out Yongsan markets area, which is known for electronic goodies. Didn't by anything though but amazing to see, so many electronic shops in one place, selling everything from PC components all the way up to super-high-end audiophile equipment.
Sunday it was raining but that didn't stop me checking out the Namdaemun Markets, taking a cable car up to Seoul Tower and then going up the tower itself to get a view out over Seoul city and also visiting the Myong-dong shopping district. I spent the remainder of the day relaxing before having a work meeting later that afternoon.
Well, that's it for this update. I will be back in Shanghai this weekend coming and then back in Perth the following so maybe no update for the next couple of weeks. As usual, photos are posted at my photobucket website.
Cheers
Dave
Will be a shorter one this week.
After Tokyo I was requested to come to South Korea to help out the teams over here. I spend Tuesday - Friday working in Chongwon, about two hours south of Seoul but returned to Seoul for the weekend.
Saturday I booked myself on a half day tour of the Demilitarised Zone, or DMZ, between South and North Korea. It is one of the last relics of the Cold War and represents an area of approx 4km wide, 2km wide each side of the "truce" line, which represents the border between the two countries. We learnt a bit about the history behind the DMZ and also got to check out the 3rd of 4 inflitration tunnels discovered by the South that the North had been building. Was a pretty interesting tour, and some what surreal to think that I was essentially in a no-man's land between North and South Korea, who are technically still at war!
Saturday avo I went with a colleague to check out Yongsan markets area, which is known for electronic goodies. Didn't by anything though but amazing to see, so many electronic shops in one place, selling everything from PC components all the way up to super-high-end audiophile equipment.
Sunday it was raining but that didn't stop me checking out the Namdaemun Markets, taking a cable car up to Seoul Tower and then going up the tower itself to get a view out over Seoul city and also visiting the Myong-dong shopping district. I spent the remainder of the day relaxing before having a work meeting later that afternoon.
Well, that's it for this update. I will be back in Shanghai this weekend coming and then back in Perth the following so maybe no update for the next couple of weeks. As usual, photos are posted at my photobucket website.
Cheers
Dave