Some pictures... in reverse
Ok, so this is kind of dumb, but all the photos loaded in reverse order, so i couldn't be bothered changing it all... so here they are.
This is me at one of the lookouts at the DMZ - beside me to the left is the massive 160m flag pole in North Korea - it has the worlds biggest flag! 31m long, and apparently 600+ pounds!
With one of the South Korean Army members at the DMZ border (actually this is standing in North Korea - the room straddles the border)
That is the North Korean official building on the border, and the SK officer gaurding the line.
This was what we ate as we drank last night... as i mentioned, you have to buy food when you are drinking, and we got this seafood hotpot!
This is my new friend Yoonah, who showed me around.
This is my rice, served in bamboo - with a chunk of charcoal to keep it fresh!
This is the rest (or some of) the spread.
And after eating most of your rice, you add green tea and make a rice soup to finish off..
And this was just some fancy tea i had earlier in the day with Jongil, actually its from paris, but it was nice, and came with a little hourglass counter to let you know when it was ready to drink!
So there are some pics, may update again before i leave, otherwise will when i get home!
Matt
This is me at one of the lookouts at the DMZ - beside me to the left is the massive 160m flag pole in North Korea - it has the worlds biggest flag! 31m long, and apparently 600+ pounds!
With one of the South Korean Army members at the DMZ border (actually this is standing in North Korea - the room straddles the border)
That is the North Korean official building on the border, and the SK officer gaurding the line.
This was what we ate as we drank last night... as i mentioned, you have to buy food when you are drinking, and we got this seafood hotpot!
This is my new friend Yoonah, who showed me around.
This is my rice, served in bamboo - with a chunk of charcoal to keep it fresh!
This is the rest (or some of) the spread.
And after eating most of your rice, you add green tea and make a rice soup to finish off..
And this was just some fancy tea i had earlier in the day with Jongil, actually its from paris, but it was nice, and came with a little hourglass counter to let you know when it was ready to drink!So there are some pics, may update again before i leave, otherwise will when i get home!
Matt
posted by Matt at
9:19 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Matt
Somehow the tea looks out of place with the rest of the food - I guess it is the actual cup and saucer rather than the tea. That charcoal trick seems a bit dodgy to me - how long has it been kept to need some freshening?
Anyway, it all looks fun. I'm very envious
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Anonymous, at 10:55 AM
Hi again, guys - stop knocking Kriss for all the comments - one, it is nice to get mesages, and two, he really does have nothing better to do!:)
As for the charcoal trick, i am not sure about it either, but it seems to be a Korean custom - with charcoal and freshness generally. I noticed around the house i am staying in, a few pots containing black pieces of wood (looked like painted and fake), and they are for sale everywhere. But Irhe said they are put around the house to keep the air fresh! So there you go.
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Matt, at 8:41 PM
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