I'm always interested by photographs of the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, even if most of them look pretty much the same. Panmunjom has become a regular stop on the tourist trail - Wikitravel has a handy list of the sights to tick off as you're passing through, as well as a guide to DMZ etiquette. As they stand a few feet apart, the soldiers from either side and the curious onlookers create a strange theatrical performance. We look at them, and they look at us, and we look at them looking at us, and the years go by.

Lee Jee-Eun / Yonhap via Reuters
North Korean soldiers look south on the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, on June 21.
North Korea: Looking at them, looking at us
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