South of the Border, Korea Style

I'm back from my weekend trip to North Korea's Mt. Geumgang. What an experience. There is so much to say, but I need to get ready for school, so I'll have to write later. The weather was awful. It was pouring rain for most of the weekend. It certainly reduced visibility on the mountains and meant that my clothes never really dried out, but it also created this mist on the peaks and through the valleys that made the scenery look like a painting, almost mystical. It rained steadily for the entire bus ride back to Seoul late last night, so imagine my surprise upon waking up to a beautiful blue sky this morning.

North Korean staff took my camera away twice and deleted some of my photos, but I still came home with a couple hundred snapshots of the scenery. When I have more time, I'll post some here and write a better update.