The Things You See

Part of the fun of traveling is that you get to see some pretty weird and wonderful things along the way. Here's just some of what we saw on the North East coast of South Korea.

Our day at the beach was met with an unexpected obstacle! Puts a bit of a dampener on your day when you have to walk for countless kilometers to find a hole in the fence so you can get to the beach.








As you drive along the coast you can't escape the smell, and the sight, of drying cuttle fish. Once dried, this makes a significant portion of the staple diet.

As you enter one small town, you are awestruck by the sight of two large ships up on the hill. At first glance you get the impression that these were once floating ships that were decommissioned and placed on the hill for prosperity. This would be misleading however, because these ships were actually never meant to be in the water! The luxury cruise liner is a resort, complete with loud speakers that pump out the sounds of seagulls, rolling waves, and the obligatory fog horn at regular intervals. The sailing ship is actually home to a Gramaphone Museum?? I'm not sure what the link is here, but then any excuse to build a life-size sailing ship model will do I suppose.



Up on the DMZ you will find some little tourist stalls that sell all kinds of tacky memorabilia, gifts, and of course toys for the kids. At one stall they were selling these bottles of wine - not sure what they are promising, but by the looks of things you'd better lock up the cat if you are planning on having a few glasses of this stuff.