We arrived around 12:30 and immediately set to find some food. Jason didn't know the area very well, so we stopped at a Chinese restaurant that we saw as we walked. This was our first experience with Chinese food, and my food tasted pretty Korean. It was delicious but left me in an MSG induced coma for the rest of the afternoon.
The War Museum is located near Yongsan in Seoul, a walk away from a U.S. Army base. Outside of the museum are all kinds of planes, tanks and monuments depicting courageous acts of the Korean military. It was a pretty cool site.
Right now admission is free, which was pretty cool. We went in the massive building and weren't quite sure where to begin. This was Jason's third trip to the museum and he said there were still things that he hadn't seen. We got a glimpse of ancient warfare, a look at the Vietnam War, and spent quite a while at the Korean War section of the museum. We also got to see how Korea is currently helping other countries through their involvement in the UN.
Here are some replicas of ancient ships. They were pretty cool.
There was one section of the museum that had an admission fee. It was an "Inside the DMZ" 60th anniversary exhibit that we didn't look at, but we saw parts of it from the stairs. There were some planes and stuff hanging from the ceiling, which I thought was cool to look at, although probably terrifying for someone afraid of heights.
Overall, it was a worthwhile trip for anyone that's interested in the history of Korea or for someone who likes to look at old tanks and aircrafts. It was a really cool experience. I didn't take a lot of pictures, partly because it was smoggy outside and because a lot of the exhibits were not conducive to photo-taking.
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