Seoul Day 1 (part 4)

Seodaemun Prison was used by the Japanese during their occupation of Korea to house Korea patriots resiting Japanese rule. These brave men and women fought a guerrilla war against the Japanese for 40 years before gaining their freedom after WWII. The spirit of freedom thrives within the Korean people and despite the cultural differences I see many parallels between these patriots and our own in the US.Korean police on the way to the museum. When the picture was taken they both looked at each other.
The arch in front of the prison.
A wonderful contraption called the 'standing coffin'.
Me trying to fit my fat ass into the 'standing coffin'.
These bricks where made by the prisoners and used to build the prison. Like digging your own grave.
A guard tower on the perimeter wall.

The courtyard between the wings.
One of the men's wings.
The female cells, they where built underground and exhumed for the museum.

At the end of the day we went to the COEX mall. It's a huge, underground mall filled with all sorts of stores.
Sousage=Engrish
Korean McDonalds, pretty much the same except they put BBQ sauce on everything. Kinda like the French-Canadians and the mayo. Good luck trying to order a burger with or without anything, there is an obvious language barrier.

Korean fast food chain.