Seodaemun Prison hall..

I was supposed to go to Lotte World with Seonghwan today but we both felt ill and canceled.

However I didn't feel like doing nothing the whole saturday so I decided to go to Seodaemun Prison Hall.

Dongdimmun exit 5.

You have to walk straight ahead until you see a park on the right side.

Go right and follow the path uphill.

You will see the entrance of the Prison Hall right in front of you.

I paid 1500 to get in.

Luckily there were about 3 groups of children..

It was so crowded and chaotic.

I thought it was weird why they put a prison complex in such a beautiful area.

You could see the mountains in the distance.

When I entered there was this huge miniature of the entire complex.

You can imagine how big it would look in real life.

Actually this "museum" made a big impact on me.

A lot of people who rebelled against the japanese law during the japanese occupation.

People had to learn Japanese and basicly forget their own language.

People fought for different causes but in the end it all came down to one thing : fighting for their freedom.

Ofcourse the Japanese wouldn't just let that happen though.

They tortured the rebels and put them in prison.

It reminded me of the book I read about Lee Soon Ok, who was tortured and kept in prison in North Korea.

Allthough her torture and imprisonment was probably worse I did actually feel the same kind of thing while being in the Prison Hall.

There was this room that really impressed me.

It was a memorial hall with pictures of all the people who fought for freedom in Korea.

Just a few of many people who died in that godforsaken place.

Looking at the pictures made me feel very sad.

The ways to torture people were pretty scary.

But somehow the kids where just yelling "Daebak" everywhere..

I guess they don't understand how much their own country suffered during this period yet.

Walking in the hallways that lead to the prison cells made me feel cold even though it was so humid outside.

Apparently there was also a prison for women in this prison complex.

It immediately shocked me how much smaller it was.

I guess there weren't a lot of women going to prison.

Which shocked me because I think in my country more women would have ended up in prison.

(By this I mean that more women would join the battle to fight for freedom rather than just doing nothing)

I feel like I should write more blogs about my opinion about certain situations or things in Korea.

Expect more blogposts about those kind of things in the future.