War museum and Seoul Tower

Day two began with us on our way to Korean War museum. Outside the museum is a monument to all the (South) Koreans, Americans, and other UN soldiers that laid down their lives to fight off the North.Surrounding the monument are vehicles and heavy artillery that have been used in struggles like the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War.


Inside the museum, we got to see many interesting exhibits. The first display was the original treaty that the Japanese signed to surrender the allies in WW2. After the war, the country was divided into the communist North and the democratic south (although actual democracy took decades to be effective). After Stalin got the bomb, he gave North Korea the thumbs up to invade the south. The result was a war that left millions dead and the original borders re-established. The museum had interesting wax figures depicting key battles, videos, weapons, maps, and timelines. I spent so much time looking around that Amara had to tell me that we had been here for hours and it was time go.
We did not get to go to the Demilitarized Zone because the South Korean President, on his way to a peace conference in the North, wanted to walk across the border on foot. As a result, they cancelled the tour on the only day we could do it.

Later that night, we went to the top of the Seoul tower. It is located on the top of a mountain in the center of the city. We went at night, and got breathtaking views of the city.