b'Seoul with a population of 22 million. The oldest temple in Korea. Cheonjeyeon Waterfall on Jeju Island.South Korea (continued from page 63)war lasted three years, and a line wasand really saw how large this city was.drawn separating north from south. Traffic flows well across any of the I toured a small village, now an artist27 bridges that span the river Han, and colony, but formerly the location of refu- pedestrians walk quickly, in an organ-gees from all over the country. Todayized manner. Restaurants are equipped the houses are painted bright colours,with robots, serving meals and collect-andmanyhavebeenconvertedintoing empty plates, and technology has boutiques and eateries. really made an impact on the Korean The Unification Budda Statue. Before leaving the southeast, I vis- way of life.ited several markets and realized theI took a drive to the Demilitarized Korean people purchase their necessi- Zone (DMZ), and was amazed at the ties on a daily basis. Many fish stalls,volatility of the region. North Korea has sell a vast variety of seafood, most ofunsuccessfully dug four tunnels in an whichisstillaliveandconsequentlyeffort to invade the south. Barbed wire, very fresh.and a section of no mans land, sepa-I drove up the coast and saw spec- rates the two nations, the security of tacular vistas everywhere. The volcanicwhich seems to balance on a fine line.rockoftheshorelinechangeswithPeople go about their business on a every curve in the road. It was difficultday-to-day basis, but have a constant not to stop at every corner for a photo- concernabouttheunpredictabilityof Korea is 70 percent mountains. graph. I came upon beautiful Woljeong- their northern neighbours. gyo Bridge, built in the 7th century. ItThecultureandhistory,coupled connects a village with the main road,withthemodernization,makeKorea and seeing how people lived in daysa great destination to visit. If you get gone by was quite interesting. thechance,anddonotmindsitting The city of Seoul is a metropolis ofin a plane for 14 hours, I would highly 22 million people. It has rows and rowsrecommendavisit.MyNovember of white apartment buildings as far asphotosNtravelshowhighlightsthe the eye can see. I visited the Lotte Tow- country, and is available on Rogers and er, the fifth highest building in the world,YouTube.Jonathan van Bilsens photosNtravel TV show can be watched on The ominous border between the southRogersTV and YouTube. The November 6th episode features South and the north. Korea. To follow Jonathans travel adventures visit photosNtravel.com.My favourite travel assistant is joining me on our group departure.Celebrity EQUINOXsailing a 10 night ultimatesouthern Caribbean cruise30 Jan - 9 Feb 2023limited space available TM905.985.2268158 Casimir Street, Port PerryTICO #4577532www.marlintravel.ca/1234 virginia.frew@marlintravel.ca64FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2022TM'