How to visit North Korea

I'm quoting this from Yonhap, the Korean news agency...

Elderly tourists became more emotional when they arrived at a historic bridge, "Seonjukgyo."

"This is exactly where I played with friends in my childhood," Cho Jung-rae said, showing a grimy, glazed photo taken decades ago at the same place. "I am so excited. I can't put my feelings into words."

The 63-year-old was visiting here for the first time since he left his hometown at the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War.

The eyes of another grey-haired man next him welled with tears.

"I never thought I could come here again before I died," 76-year-old Kaesong native Yang Soon-young said. "I wish I could see my family here just once. They may still live around here."

While the bus journeys between attractions offered a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of the lifestyle of northerners, the scene in front of the attractions showed how North Korea is eager for foreign currency.

Wherever the South Koreans went, well-dressed young beauties with high-heeled shoes set up camp to sell a variety of local products, from snake wine to mushrooms. Bargaining was rarely allowed, and only American dollars were accepted.

When asked jokingly if there was Viagra, one of the saleswomen picked up ginseng and said, "This is the very Viagra."