Possibly the most anticipated part of our whole trip was the opportunity to visit the demilitarized zone and get the chance to technically step foot inside North Korea! About a month or so ago when we were thinking about the trip, I mentioned it to Laleinia and was surprised when she said she would like to go. Not wanting her to change her mind, I booked it then and there, sent in our passport information, and got confirmation on the dates. I'm not one for tours, but this was the only way we could visit the DMZ, something I didn't want to miss! We hurried over to the meeting point at a hotel on the other side of the city, passing who knows how many hundreds of Starbucks cafes on the way (it seems Koreans love their coffee) as we semi-enjoyed being cold again! We then went to the Korean war memorial museum, which was really cool, and then visited the freedom bridge, which I think is the closest most South Koreans can get to the DMZ. It was cool to look in the distance a...