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May 1st 1997
Published: December 14th 2017
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A place very different from everything else We travelled also before we joined TravelBlog. We have started to digitalise photos from those pre-TravelBlog trips and we are planning to write about maybe a handful of those. We will write when we have the time and time is usually scarce so these blog entries will be long in between. Here is the first one and it is about a country very few have vis... Read Full Entry



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Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
Ake Och Emma
Ake Och Emma
We are Emma Holmbro and Ake Dahllof. We live in Stockholm, Sweden. We have travelled more or less regularly since the mid 1990-ies and it seems like the more we travel the more difficult it is to decide where to go next. Not because we are running out of places to visit but because we find more places we want to go to faster than we manage to travel to them. Some of the things from our travel bucket list we have ticked off since we started this blog in 2006 are Angel Falls in Ven... full info
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Korean War MonumentKorean War Monument
Korean War Monument
One of many sculptures at the Korean War Monument
Ryugyong HotelRyugyong Hotel
Ryugyong Hotel
They started to construct Ryugyong Hotel in 1987 but it was never finished. The building is 330 meters high and has 105 floors but was in 1997 better described as a modern ruin than a hotel
Female police officer directing traffic in PyongyangFemale police officer directing traffic in Pyongyang
Female police officer directing traffic in Pyongyang
A female police officer who was directing the traffic in a street crossing in Pyongyang
LandscapeLandscape
Landscape
Landscape near International Friendship Exhibition
Pohyon TemplePohyon Temple
Pohyon Temple
...and hello to you too...
Pohyon TemplePohyon Temple
Pohyon Temple
The first temple stood in this place as early as in the year 1042
Pohyon TemplePohyon Temple
Pohyon Temple
Most that can be seen today is newer. Much was damaged during the Korean War and had to be rebuilt.
Dance and theatre show at Schoolchildren's PalaceDance and theatre show at Schoolchildren's Palace
Dance and theatre show at Schoolchildren's Palace
Schoolchildren's Palace is a place where young people can go after school to practice dancing, sports, play instruments or pursue other interests.
Revolution Martyr's CemeteryRevolution Martyr's Cemetery
Revolution Martyr's Cemetery
Revolution Martyr's Cemetery is a cemetery where some of those who fought against the Japanese occupation during the Second World War are buried
Swedish embassySwedish embassy
Swedish embassy
Sweden has an embassy in North Korea. For many years Sweden was the only western country represented in Pyongyang. Still today this embassy acts as consular protecting power for United States, Canada and Australia
One of the unpaid Volvo carsOne of the unpaid Volvo cars
One of the unpaid Volvo cars
The North Korean government owe the Swedish government more than 270 million Euro for 1,000 Volvo cars they ordered in the 1970-ies but never paid for. Each year Sweden promptly reminds North Korea that they owe money and so far the North Koreans have, as far as I know, done nothing but ignoring the bill.



15th December 2017
The road into DMZ

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Follow that Road
Road to the DMZ...a worthy addition to the Follow that Road thread in the Photography Forum...love it
16th December 2017
The road into DMZ

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

I have to look at that thread
I might have other photos worth putting in that thread. I have to look for it when I have the time. I clearly remember The Red Brick Road in Bangladesh being worth a picture in the blog. /Ake
15th December 2017
Monument to the Workers Party of Korea

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Political Might
Great monument. Makes the effort to digitise your photos worthwhile Ake. Monuments like this reflect the spirit of a country so gotta love it.
16th December 2017
Me and a guard at Panmunjom

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

You sure did LOL How tall are you???
17th December 2017
Me and a guard at Panmunjom

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Pretty tall
197 cm or 6 foot 5.5 inches if you prefer imperial units. /Ake
16th December 2017
Village in the countryside

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

The homes are big or are they multi-family?
17th December 2017
Village in the countryside

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Multi family
There are several families living in one building. They all have jobs relating to farming the land. /Ake
16th December 2017
The Pyongyang Metro

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

Awesome!
16th December 2017
Monument to the Workers Party of Korea

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

A lot of concrete, as usual........
16th December 2017
One of the unpaid Volvo cars

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

Wow, interesting story! http://www.thedrive.com/news/16660/this-is-how-north-korea-once-stole-1000-volvos-from-swedenhttp://www.thedrive.com/news/16660/this-is-how-north-korea-once-stole-1000-volvos-from-sweden
17th December 2017
One of the unpaid Volvo cars

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Thanks for the link
Thanks for the link to the article /Ake
16th December 2017
The Pyongyang Metro

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

The Metro
Great shot. Not sure I'll ever go to North Korea but liked this photo.
17th December 2017
The Pyongyang Metro

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Thanks
Thanks for the comment. I am pretty sure that I will never go back again. I have been thinking that it would be interesting but it is not likely to happen. /Ake

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