A secretive trip to a secretive country (Part 1)

Asia » North Korea » Pyongyang
August 19th 2010

Published: September 7th 2010

North Korea. A country that regularly appears on the news, but for all the wrong reasons. Nuclear ambitions, famines, natural disasters, lack of human rights, abduction of foreigners, sanctions from other countries... (and also the recent sinking of a South Korean vessel and an embarrassing loss to Portugal during the World Cup)... The list goes on and on. The country, also known as the Democrati... Read Full Entry

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Lau Chau Sang

autumncs

Born in Hong Kong and currently living in Singapore, I am a guy who loves travelling. Like many "travelholics" at TravelBlog, I'm so addicted to travelling that once I stopped travelling I will have withdrawal symptoms. Hence, to cure my addiction, I have to go somewhere at least once every 2 months. (I must admit that it is an expensive addiction. Haha. But at least addiction to travel is healthier than addiction to drugs/smoking/drinking...) I started using TravelBlog when I was doing my internship in Canada in 2005. (For older photos before my Canadian internship... full info

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A soft drink that tasted like a mixture of carbonated water, green bean soup and mint tea...

Hyangsan Hotel

Situated in Mount Myohyang, this is North Korea's 3rd "deluxe" hotel (currently under renovation)

Chongchon Hotel, where we had our lunch

Map of Mount Myohyang

A simple lunch

Mural at Chongchon Hotel's lobby

featuring the 2 Kims

Back in Pyongyang

A giant mural commemorating the triumphant return of Kim Il Sung

Mass Game performers rehearsing their moves

The Arch of Triumph

At 60m tall, this arch in Pyongyang is taller than the one in Paris (50m tall)

A Pyongyang cinema

So the North Korean capital has a form of entertainment!

A building opposite the Arch of Triumph

A trolley bus going past the Arch of Triumph

An articulated trolley-bus

A trolley bus in front of Kim Il Sung Stadium

Sino-Korean Friendship Tower (1)

commemorating fallen soldiers from China and North Korea during the Korean War

Sino-Korean Friendship Tower (2)

A fellow tour group member paying respect to the fallen soldiers

Sino-Korean Friendship Tower (3)

A memorial room at the base of the tower

Sino-Korean Friendship Tower (4)

A painting showing the Chinese and North Korean fighting side by side

Sino-Korean Friendship Tower (5)

Pyongyang TV tower

View of Pyongyang skyline from the Friendship Tower

7th September 2010

Cessna152
Jason Smart

Fantastic account of your visit to this oddity of a country. I'd love to go there one day myself...

9th October 2012

Juliane
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I would like to use your photo in an art lesson about murals. Is it possible to get the picture from you? Thanks a lot in advance and greetings, Juliane

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