Humm, I obviously need to learn to publish the photos first and then the comment... I wrote more down below! The four photos under the photo of China are all of North Korea. I was amazed how close we could actually get to this country, yet, men in nice military clothing came out with big guns so we knew were not to get any closer to the shoreline than we already were! Someday I hope to return and see this nation changed.
1. The first photo is of a bridge between two Communist countries, North Korea - on the left, and China - on the right. This bridge was bombed out during the Korean War and has guards posted on the ends of the North Korean side. It was an amazing feeling going under this bridge on the boat.
2. A photo of a man and woman walking along the coastline with a load of something. The road was barren, frozen and a long distance between villages with only a few houses. Just to give you an idea how cold it was the thermometer registered -22C or -11 F for those in the States. The wind added a bit more to the chill factor! In my many, many layers of clothing, long wool coat and hand warmers my heart went out to the people suffering and freezing in this country.
3. One of the Villages along the coast - notice the terraced hillsides. It looks like every spare bit of land is used for raising corn when the weather is warm.
4. You can get a good view of the ice along the water's edge, very cold! Factories line the edge of the nation and yet the Chinese said rarely will you ever see smoking coming out of any of them as most of them are abandoned.
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