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Dial phone at the Hyangsan Hotel, Mt Myohyang - North Korea
When was the last time you saw a dial phone in an international hotel?
From: Asia » North Korea » Pyongyang
An independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium, Korea was occupied by Japan in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War; five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was sp... [read more]
An independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium, Korea was occupied by Japan in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War; five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was sp... [read more] Blog: The Art of Isolation
Date: September 10th 2009
In a country renowned for its international isolation, North Korea is equally adept at isolating foreigners visiting their nation. I have never journeyed to a country where I was kept so separated from the local populace. On almost every occasion, we were deliberately distanced from the local people; we would always eat in the most secluded section of a restaurant, be ushered out of a separate e ... read more
Date: September 10th 2009
In a country renowned for its international isolation, North Korea is equally adept at isolating foreigners visiting their nation. I have never journeyed to a country where I was kept so separated from the local populace. On almost every occasion, we were deliberately distanced from the local people; we would always eat in the most secluded section of a restaurant, be ushered out of a separate e ... read more
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Amy
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It looks like a regular rotary phone made in Japan by the Oki Electric Industry. I remember long long time ago most hotels had a special telephone with a red light indicator for message. :)
From Blog: The Art of Isolation