My friend's trip to North Korea - a photo gallery (updated)

[Musashi]

My Chinese friend took a four-day trip to North Korea a week ago and took 400+ photos.
He travelled from Beijing to Pyongyang by a train, visited the Demilitarized Zone and so on.
Here is this topic:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=82382
and the photos begin from the second page.

[XS203598]

Hardly North Korea.

This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations, as well as the First and Second World Wars in general hosted by Marcus Wendel's Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Michael Miller's Axis Biographical Research, Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day, Dan Reinbold's Das Reich and Christian Ankerstjerne's Panzerworld.

[NicNZ]

Yep im not seeing anything except an unrelated forum that Id have to register for.

[Musashi]

Oh, I forgot, this section of forum (the Lounge) is available, when you register on this forum. Its invisible until you log in.
I am sorry.

[Musashi]

OK, I am copying and pasting those photos.


Hi guys I'm back!!! :D

Here's my journey.


July 28

17:00, departure, Beijing Railway Station

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Chinese villages, Hebei Province

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July 29, 7:30

arrive at Dandong, the border city

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"Beijing - Pyongyang"

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"Moscow - Pyongyang"

9:00, Dandong - Sin'uiju train. This train perhaps has the shortest mileage in the world, it only runs 5 minutes, around 1700 meters.

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receive passports from Chinese border security officers before on board

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on the "Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge". The "broken bridge" could be seen, that bridge was built by Japanese in 1909 and was bombed during the Korean War, the Korean half was destroyed and have not been repaired.

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entering North Korea, some Korean boys are playing mud beside a pier

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It's prohibitted to take pictures in railway stations in NK, so I had to take the following pictures on the sneak. Our Chinese guide said a Chinese diplomat who works in Chinese embassy in Brussels was found taking pictures in Shin'uiju Station by KPA (Korean People's Army) sordiers four days before, and was forced to took off his clothes and trousers to search picture cards of his digital camera.

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NK railway cars, imported from Switzerland in the late 1970s

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distribute food and water for tourists

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Views of Sin'uiju. Take pictures on trains is prohibitted too.

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This is a "tower of eternal of life", every city, town and village in NK must build such a tower to memorize their "eternally living" chairman Kim Il Sung.

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NK farms, they plant rice, corn and bean

[Musashi]

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The above three pictures are the 2004 NK railway explode site, Ryongchon station. The NK leader Kim Jong Il had passed through the station as he returned from China hours earlier. 3000 casualties reported. It's widely considered as a failed assassinate.

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an old woman and her grandson

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NK mineral water

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our lunch, rice, beef, fried fish, kimchi, egg, onion and cuke

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NK built railway car


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sneak food trade

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a roadside "free trade market" or food blackmarket, I saw seven such big countryside blackmarkets on the way to Pyongyang

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a watch station in front of a tunnel entrance...

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... and its guard, a female soldier

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an "eternal living tower" in a village. The words on each tower are same, "great leader Kim Il Sung living in our hearts eternally"


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an ancient pavilion on a stone base, this is the only ancient relic I saw in those NK villages

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an aigrette

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A NK train was waiting on a small station, give way to our train, passengers went outside or even sitting under cars to enjoy the cool

[Musashi]

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Sin'anju, a small city, and its railway station

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entering Pyongyang, this is another food market. It's unthinkable even 2 or 3 years ago that such blackmarkets could exist and not banned

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that tall pyramid is Ryugyong Hotel (Ryugyong = capital of pillows, it's ancient nickname of Pyongyang). This hotel was built in 1988, as a counter propaganda to the Seoul Olympiad. But this hotel never completed because of improper design. BTW, NK secret agents bombed KAL planes in March 1988 to destroy the festival mood in South Korea, as terrorists bombed London after it became 2012 Olympiad host

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Ryugyong Hotel has 105 floors, more than 1000 feet high


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I don't know what's this, perhaps a restaurant

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Pyongyang Station

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outside Pyongyang Station, the old green Volvo is a taxi. Pyongyang people could only hire taxi here, or by telephone calls

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Our NK guide, miss Hung, and miss Kim (right). Only "political reliable" person could become tourist guide in NK. But to my surprise, my Chinese guide said he's sure that these two girls are not secret agents of NK security agency as I heard from other Chinese visitors before.

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Yanggak Do Hotel, we lived there for 4 days. Yang = ram or goat, gak = horn, do = island. This hotel belongs to Myohyong International Group (MIG), which was owned by a NK dude, Kim Jong Il's friend since young. He's so rich and so powerful that North Korea's National Tourism Office now becomes MIG's accessorial branch

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this picture was took in elevator, the tower on far right is Juche Tower

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my room

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NK TV program, an old man teaching students something about sun and planet

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Yanggak Do, Ramhorn Island, a gymnasium, a "International Film Center" (the gray building), and that hotel's golf course. The road between film center and golf course is our visit limit at night, searchlight and guards hold us back


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west gate of former Pyongyang city

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the first supper in NK, cold noodle

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a NK shop, they hurry closed the gate when saw us walking towards that shop

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Pyongyang at night

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a small casino in the Yanggakdo hotel, only foreigners are allowed to enter

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Pyongyang's night

[Musashi]

Day Two, July 30

visit Myohyong San (Mt. Myohyong)

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breakfast

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bookstore in the hotel

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souvenir shop

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Korean guide, miss Kim

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"People's grand study hall" (national liberary)

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Pyongyang First Department Store

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visit Kim's statue

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this 70-ton copper statue was built in 1977

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these are NK visitors

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Congress hall

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Pyongyang's Arch of Triumph

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[Musashi]

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Pyongyang - Myohyong San highway

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NK visitors in Myohyong San. There are two "international friendship hall" which display presents senior Kim and his son received

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other 400+ pictures to be continued tommorow

best


still in Myohyong San

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this is Hyong San Hotel, owned by the same NK "red capitalist", boss of MIG

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this is one of the few advertisement I saw in public, a small car manufactured with helps from FIAT, brand "PEACE", $10,000

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roadside blackmarket

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a NK shop in Pyongyang


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CPVA (Chinese People's Volunteer Army) monument

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roll of honor, the fifth is Mao Anying, Mao Tse Tung's elder son


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sell cold water

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a haircut place

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the new building is a computer shop (not open)

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a monument of the "Fatherland Liberation War" (Korean War)

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entering the front yard of the revolutionary military museum, I was wanred by a KPA guard when I trying to take a picture outside the gate of that museum

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one thing made in China...:lol:

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[Silverdragon]

Wow, these pictures are amazing, thanks woot Gives me insight into the NK way of life...

[Musashi]

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Musashi

[Musashi]

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Kim Il Sung's birth place, now a museum

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North Korean coke


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dinner of day two, rice cake, fish, onion, egg, bread, beef, kimchi, pork soup

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an old man selling small fish

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an old woman and a little girl digging weed, they can be cooked as potherb

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Day three, visit Kaesong, Panmonjom and MDL (Military Demarcation Line)

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"Pyongyang91 - ****" our bus was made in Japan in 1983, used as railway clerk's shuttle bus, sold to NK for $30,000 in the late 1990s

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black licence plates are KPA vehicles, this is a second hand Toyota Land Cruiser, drive side is right

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the man in white shirt is a NK "new money", it's seldom or never to see such a fat guy in NK

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this is USS Pueblo, moored on Taedong River as a museum

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a resting place on the Pyongyang-Kaesong highway

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a watermelon for 1.5 euro, a tomato for 0.3 euro, mineral water 0.5 euro, Chinese made Coca cola for 1 euro

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this checkpoint is located exactly on the 38th parallel. There are five checkpoints on the Pyongyang-Kaesong highway

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entering Kaesong

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1576.jpg
"Seoul 70km"

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entering DMZ

(to be continued)


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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1588.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1590.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1592.jpg
A is this exhibition room
B is the site where the armistice file were signed in 1953
C is the JSA (Joint Security Area)
D is flag mast of North Korea


http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1593.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1594.jpg
these are road blocks

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1595.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1600.jpg


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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1605.jpg
Kim Il Sung visited this place on July 19 1972, Kim Jung Il visited on Nov 24 1996

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1621.jpg


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NK mast

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1628.jpg
this is ginseng field which belongs to "NK propaganda village", it's one of the only two villages in DMZ (the other is in south side)

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1629.jpg
former Kaesong-Seoul road

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1630.jpg
northern boundary of JSA

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1631.jpg
mine field

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1632.jpg
JSA, the tall building at far end is South Korea's "Home of Freedom"

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1633.jpg
NK watchtower

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1634.jpg
Kim Il Sung's signature, his last script. Note the date. That tyrant died on 2:00 am July 8 1994

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1635.jpg
NK's "Unification Hall"

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1636.jpg

[Musashi]

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1637.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1641.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1645.jpg
the guy in white shirt and waving his hand is another NK guide. The midline of this table is boundary of North Korea and South Korea

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1646.jpg
this picture was taken from ROK's territory :lol:

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1647.jpg
South Korea's MPs

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take picture in this room is forbade too, but I think the reason is to make NK photographers sell us his VCD at an expensive price. two north guards stand at the southern gate of this room to prevent any of us flee into South Korea. :lol:


http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1655.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1656.jpg
Panmun Hall

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1657.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1670.jpg


I noticed corn surround rice fields too, and I guess they are planted by peasents themselves, but our guide told us they are property of the state. Korean peasants plant bean and corn in every corner to avoid wasting even one inch of soil

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/map_JSA.jpg
this is map of JSA

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/map_DMZ.jpg
(from google earth)

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1672.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1674.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1677.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1679.jpg
gate of northern side DMZ


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ancient buildings in Kaesong

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1681.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1682.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1688.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1689.jpg


Kaesong was capital of Korea in Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), belonged to South Korea before 1950

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1691.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1692.jpg

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Confucius Temple of Koryo Dynasty

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1704.jpg

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1711.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1709.jpg
tombs of Koryo nobles

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1721.jpg

[Musashi]

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1729.jpg

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tomb of the first king of Koryo Dynasty, rebuilt by Kim Jung Il in 1988

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1748.jpg


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Kaesong railway station

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1755.jpg

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a cinema

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1764.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1765.jpg
Kaesong was called "capital of pines" in ancient time but these are the only pines I saw (on the top of hill)


http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1769.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1770.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1771.jpg
a tomb

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1780.jpg
another billboard in Pyongyang

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Pyongyang subway station, "Renaissance Station"

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the military museum I visited the day before

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an empty store


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Juche Tower

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Pyongyang is not as clean as ten or three years ago

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1829.jpg
Note this horse. It's at the famouse Kim Jung Il's parade square!!! Some Pyongyang people ride it and take photos, NK guide told us it charges 3 won. I think it's a tiny sign of early market economy. I mean a horse on such a ceremonious place!! It's unthinkable two years before!

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a shop neas our restaurant

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a restaurant for local people

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1838.jpg
our restaurant also sells "luxury" stuffs to NK people.
Sprite 170 won (1 euro)
red wine 425/340 won, spirit 306 won, China made soft drink 68 won. Considering their salaries, it's expensive for most of common people

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1839.jpg

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1841.jpg
finally I got these pictures, empty NK shops!

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1845.jpg


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United Nations World Food Programme

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special store for foreigners

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KPA's teen soldiers used as architecture workers, I guess they are no more than 15 or 16 years old.

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NK has selective service now, all male middle school students must join KPA after graduate. Afterall they can get enough food. NK use these young soldiers as cheap labors and peasants

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Pyongyang subway conductors

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Some British tourists arrived at our hotel that night.


Day Four, go home

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there's air raid alarm at 7:00 am in Pyongyang everyday, to warn people they are still living under threat of American Imperialists :lol:

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Korean War remains

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[Musashi]

last views of North Korea, Sin'uiju

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1890.jpg

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Daodong across Yalu River

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1895.jpg
those soldiers are Chinese

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1896.jpg
Yalu River, the Korean side is muddy

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1897.jpg
China - North Korea border

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1905.jpg
arrive in Beijing...

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http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1907.jpg


~FIN~

:D

[Nugget]

oh man i cant seem to load 500+ pics all at once about more than half way down the page i see red crosses

[Avary]

Aaah! The People's Paradise. It's beautiful.

One day, I'll live there. :hug:

[Musashi]

oh man i cant seem to load 500+ pics all at once about more than half way down the page i see red crosses
I was very surprised, when I saw all the photos are on the first page. Perhaps a moderator can move some of then to the second page.
Try to refresh the first page. It may help you, at least a bit.

[Khabbi]

didnt see all photos , but I noticed the most important thing , some hot chicks in china p-)

[Pille1234]

Musashi

it took me quite some time until all photos were visible but it was worth the effort, really gives interesting insight in an otherwise closed society.
Thanks for your work, I appreciate it. :D

[Fenna]

Wow, stunning post

[Pirate_K]

Wow, stunning post

Agreed..... Very good post thank you !!!!!

[Marsuitor]

This is indeed a very interesting thread. Thank you very much!

[innocent_bystander]

Looks like a pretty place during the summer.

However, soon it will be a radioactive waste land for the next 1,000 years and South Korea will be an island.

[vote for Pedro]

Wow, those are some very rare pictures, thanks. :D

[Baron Harkonnen]

Looks like a pretty place during the summer.

However, soon it will be a radioactive waste land for the next 1,000 years and South Korea will be an island.

They have both a chance to become a sea surface :roll:

[tenda]

This is indeed a very interesting thread. Thank you very much!
...yep x2... :D

[goldman]

This is indeed a very interesting thread. Thank you very much!
...yep x2... :D

x3 :hug: woot

[LeMat]

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1397.jpg

$10000 for Fiat Siena? It is some poor joke. In Poland you can buy new version of that car (Albea) for that price. So paying $10000 for old model of Fiat is a joke :cantbeli:

[Musashi]

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1397.jpg

$10000 for Fiat Siena? It is some poor joke. In Poland you can buy new version of that car (Albea) for that price. So paying $10000 for old model of Fiat is a joke :cantbeli:
1. How far is Poland from Italy?
2. How far is North Korea from Italy?
3. We don't need to pay a tax for Our Great Leader p-)

[Belial]

excellent post !
woot woot woot

[Seahawk_73]

Great pictures!

[BadKarma26]

VERY interesting pictures. Thanks a bunch for posting them! Wasn't it interesting the way the NKs displayed the UN/US flags either burned or touching the ground? Also in that military museum you notice that the NK armor has the guns elevated while the American's guns are pointing towards the ground as if in defeat :lol:

anyways thanks again!

[pathfinder82]

Its a damn shame al the pictures wont load.

I would like to see the military museum pics as described above by BadKarma. :(

[CG51]

Great post Musashi! Thank you!

Wow, I did not know that they actually have a museum of destroyed U.S. weapons.

[Bombtrack]

Really eye-opening pics, thanks

[SOG]

wow, tons of pics! thank you, somewhat interesting and some very beautifull.

[Musashi]

Its a damn shame al the pictures wont load.

I would like to see the military museum pics as described above by BadKarma. :(
Try to refresh the first page a few times. I did the same and it worked. You can always right click a particular "red X" and choose "show image" if you use Internet Explorer. I am sure other browsers have also such an option.
Good luck :)

[Musashi]

OK, I edited the museum part and pasted here. There will be less images to load on the first page.


http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1439.jpg
KPA guide told us this is "invasion plan of American Imperialists"...

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1440.jpg
... and those blace arrowheads are "course of invasion" :lol:

http://www.sspanzer.net/Phantom/images/100_1441.jpg
a NK national flag donated by Korean immigrants in Manchuria

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this is the most wonderful display I saw in NK: how four NK torpedo boats sunk USS Baltimore, a 17300-ton heavy cruiser, on July 2 1950 :lol: :lol: :lol:
In fact USS Baltimore went into reserve on July 8 1946 was recommissioned into the Atlantic Fleet and served with the 6th fleet in the Mediterranean during the early 1950s, represented the Untied states at the British Coronation Naval review at Spithead in June 1953, and finally stricken on February 15 1971.

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"meritorious torpedo boat No.21, in commission on Aug 28, the year of Juche 38 (1949), sunk USS Baltimore with other boats on July 2 1950"

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Battle of Taejon


Taejon, 9/50
A few of the tens of thousands of South Korean Civilians murdered by retreating NKPA

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With the capture of Taejon, the 24th Division accomplished its mission in the pursuit. And sweet revenge it was for the Taro Leaf Division to re-enter this now half-destroyed town where it had suffered a disastrous defeat nine weeks earlier. Fittingly enough, it was the 19th Infantry Regiment and engineers of the 3d Engineer Combat Battalion, among the last to leave the burning city on that earlier occasion, who led the way back in. But there was bitterness too, for within the city American troops soon discovered that the North Koreans had perpetrated there one of the greatest mass killings of the entire Korean War. American soldiers were among the victims.

While this is not the place to tell in detail the story of the North Korean atrocities perpetrated on South Korean civilians and soldiers and some captured American soldiers, an account of the breakout and pursuit would not be complete without at least a brief description of the grisly evidence that came to light at that time. Everywhere the advancing columns found evidence of atrocities as the North Koreans hurried to liquidate political and military prisoners held in jails before they themselves retreated in the face of the U.N. advance. At Sach'on the North Koreans burned the jail, causing some 280 South Korean police, government officials, and landowners held in it to perish. At Anui, at Mokp'o, at Kongju, at Hamyang, at Chonju, mass burial trenches containing the bodies of hundreds of victims, including some women and children, were found, and near the Taejon airstrip the bodies of about 500 ROK soldiers, hands tied behind backs, lay in evidence of mass killing and burial.

Between 28 September and 4 October a frightful series of killings and burials were uncovered in and around the city. Several thousand South Korean civilians, estimated to number between 5,000 and 7,000, 17 ROK Army soldiers, and at least 40 American soldiers had been killed. After Taejon fell to the North Koreans on 20 July civilian prisoners had been packed into the Taejon city jail and still others into the Catholic Mission. Beginning on 23 September, after the first U.S. troops had crossed the Naktong, the North Koreans began executing these people. They were taken out in groups of 100 and 200, bound to each other and hands tied behind them, led to previously dug trenches, and shot. By 26 September American forces had approached so close to Taejon that the N.K. Security Police knew they had to hurry. The executions were speeded up and the last of them took place just before the city fell.

Of the thousands of victims only six survived-two American soldiers, one ROK soldier, and three South Korean civilians. Wounded and feigning death, they had been buried alive. The two wounded Americans had only a thin layer of loose soil over them, enabling them to breathe sufficiently to stay alive until they could punch holes to the surface, one of them with a lead pencil. Still wired to their dead comrades beneath the soil and partially buried themselves, they were rescued when the city fell to the 24th Division. Hundreds of American soldiers, including General Milburn, the I Corps commander, and General Church, the 24th Division commander, saw these ghastly burial trenches and the pathetic bodies of the victims.


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capture of general William. F. Dean

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NK frozen sucker, RMB 2 Yuan

BTW, the official exchange rate in NK is 1 euro to 155 NK Won, 1 Renminbi Yuan to 17 Won, but in blackmarkets, 1 yuan could exchange 200 to 300 won. Average salary in NK is 2000 to 6000 won per month.

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another Pyongyang shop

[Falco]

Very Good pictures, it is the largeest collections of pictures from NK that I have seen.

[crinkler]

Aaah! The People's Paradise. It's beautiful.

One day, I'll live there. :hug:
Are you serious :| I guess you didn't read the captions.


You seem to defend NK quite often, and you sound like a damn fool each time. You must be 16 and think how hard your life is and how much better it would be in NK. :roll:

[Redux]

an eye-opener indeed, great pics and thanks for posting them woot

[Kaze]

"Average salary in NK is 2000 to 6000 won per month."

Thats about $2-6 dollars per month.

@Avary

If you think NK is paradise, then South Korea must be heaven.

[stateofequilibrium]

Wonderful pictures. N Korea is indeed an interesting country, it's like stepping into a portal back into time.

[Cpl Ho]

Same problem as nugget... But ok after refreshing the page a couple of times... Awesome pics, man... Rare to see non-propaganda pics of NK... Great job :hug: I read somewhere it says the locals are not allowed to talk to tourists and you can't walk about on your own... is it true?

[NicNZ]

NK doesnt look that bad from what we were able to see. I continue to believe that conditions would improve vastly for North Korea if it had the electricity levels that it needs to sustain its population.

[Macs.]

NK doesnt look that bad from what we were able to see. I continue to believe that conditions would improve vastly for North Korea if it had the electricity levels that it needs to sustain its population.

Well, they don't let tourists see the worst parts. :roll:
They are not even allowed to walk around freely.

I saw a documentary of a german guy who was there some time ago, and the people really live under horrible conditions.

[-Max2-]

Very interesting pics, thanks ! :)



Weird country... :|

[Moledet]

Night there looks kinda dark, I guess Thomas Adison is banned there.

[Seahawk_73]

I haven't been too many places but I've been here -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/seahawk_3/h98241.jpg

[Hellfish]

NK doesnt look that bad from what we were able to see. I continue to believe that conditions would improve vastly for North Korea if it had the electricity levels that it needs to sustain its population.

Right - very likely the area along the train route from China is very well maintained for propaganda purposes, much like the "propaganda villages" of the DMZ.

Outstanding collection Musashi - my huge thanks to you and the photographer. Very rare, special collection of pics. woot

[Shake n Bake]

NK doesnt look that bad from what we were able to see.


You're not allowed to walk freely in NK. Heck, You can't even take pics


It's prohibitted to take pictures in railway stations in NK, so I had to take the following pictures on the sneak. Our Chinese guide said a Chinese diplomat who works in Chinese embassy in Brussels was found taking pictures in Shin'uiju Station by KPA (Korean People's Army) sordiers four days before, and was forced to took off his clothes and trousers to search picture cards of his digital camera.






I continue to believe that conditions would improve vastly for North Korea if it had the electricity levels that it needs to sustain its population.

how about getting rid of Kim jong?

[stateofequilibrium]

I wonder what the avg N Korean knows about life OUTSIDE of North Korea?

[Avary]

Thanks to the Songun politics of Leader Kim Jong Il, the korean people are experts at singing. It's like a real life musical that never ends. :hug:

[NicNZ]

You're not allowed to walk freely in NK. Heck, You can't even take pics
Yes, I realise that tourists only see, hear, taste, and smell the more presentable parts of the country. Hell, you can only travel through North Korea on an approved tour! But then thats really no different to tourism in the former Soviet Union. Just because we only see a part of it in the pictures doesnt mean the rest of the country is as bad as its rumoured to be.


how about getting rid of Kim jong?
Kim isnt strictly responsible for North Korea's problems. His mere existence doesnt keep the country down. Even if you threw off the "shackles" of Communism the country wouldnt become a free market paradise. That is, obviously, a very naive view of the situation. If people want to help North Korea, they shouldnt rant about removing communism or overthrowing Kim; they should work toward providing the country with the resources it needs to sustain its population. One of those key resources is electricty, hence the continued push by North Korea to establish nuclear power. Unsurprisingly, access to electricity is a corner stone of the regional negotiations.

[Kaze]

I wonder what the avg N Korean knows about life OUTSIDE of North Korea?

Probably little to none. I heard all the radios are rigged, so you can only hear NK stations.

[superpeltor]

nice pictures, it is very rare to see any pictures from North Korea. Especially forum like this one. Thanks for sharing.

[ViktorNavorski]

I still find it amazing how controllable and isolated N. Korea is. I remembered the last World Cup hosted by S. Korea and Japan, it was literally happening right next door and most of N. Korea had no idea about it.

[bbc100]

I still find it amazing how controllable and isolated N. Korea is. I remembered the last World Cup hosted by S. Korea and Japan, it was literally happening right next door and most of N. Korea had no idea about it.
How do you know? Have you ever talked to North Koreans?
Or they had no idea of what you know about them? :lol:

[OMEGA7]

I still find it amazing how controllable and isolated N. Korea is. I remembered the last World Cup hosted by S. Korea and Japan, it was literally happening right next door and most of N. Korea had no idea about it.

You know what was the south korea hasn't taken a some points! My country japan was won! by the our country great succer players! does several people know about this competition , Please estimate about the japanese succer players and losed around this competition south korea players .

[Kaze]

I still find it amazing how controllable and isolated N. Korea is. I remembered the last World Cup hosted by S. Korea and Japan, it was literally happening right next door and most of N. Korea had no idea about it.

You know what was the south korea hasn't taken a some points! My country japan was won! by the our country great succer players! does several people know about this competition , Please estimate about the japanese succer players and losed around this competition south korea players .

Someones a sore loser. :p

(I thought every Japanese student was taught English in High School.) :/

[superpeltor]

North Korean do know South Korea & Japan World Cup. They actually broadcasted Korea (south) vs Italy match. It was very rare to broadcast something like this but they did.

[superpeltor]

I still find it amazing how controllable and isolated N. Korea is. I remembered the last World Cup hosted by S. Korea and Japan, it was literally happening right next door and most of N. Korea had no idea about it.

You know what was the south korea hasn't taken a some points! My country japan was won! by the our country great succer players! does several people know about this competition , Please estimate about the japanese succer players and losed around this competition south korea players .

No offense, but your grammar is very poor... I have very hard time trying to make any sense...
but thanks for the contribution. I think you are trying to tell us about soccer match yesterday?

[Vintendo]

I still find it amazing how controllable and isolated N. Korea is. I remembered the last World Cup hosted by S. Korea and Japan, it was literally happening right next door and most of N. Korea had no idea about it.

You know what was the south korea hasn't taken a some points! My country japan was won! by the our country great succer players! does several people know about this competition , Please estimate about the japanese succer players and losed around this competition south korea players .

No offense, but your grammar is very poor... I have very hard time trying to make any sense...
but thanks for the contribution. I think you are trying to tell us about soccer match yesterday?

LOL he's getting much better! You should read his early posts. keep working at it Omega.

[superpeltor]

Now, I know Vintendo. Thanks, your avatar is just......ah..... rofl

[BlackFlag]

great post...I liked the ones from the JSA...I watched a very interesting show on the history channel about 2 weeks ago on this area...very interesting stuff.

[_Samez_]

More photos:
http://serwisy.gazeta.pl/turystyka/5,63285,2790547.html

[soma]

Good copy and paste job Musashi, nice pictures too.

[RecceGuy]

This is one of the best posts I've seen on MP. I find it very interesting seeing how a country like NK really is. Reminds me of East Berlin before the wall came down.

[SR15]

NICE !!! very interesting to see .
great post.
to bad it takes life time to load.

[Jim Warford]

Great photos...thanks.

[Kenshin]

Great insight to one isolated part of the earth. Thanks!

[earl]

Hmm, there's no graffiti anywhere. Does it mean oppressive surveillance and terrible punishments, or just good behavior of NK youth? :P

[oregongrunt]

I know we can't see the rest of them. the first ones are really interesting.

[crinkler]

Hmm, there's no graffiti anywhere. Does it mean oppressive surveillance and terrible punishments, or just good behavior of NK youth? :P
Willing to bet the cost of paint and markers are the main factor, at a $2 a month most kids dont really have the cash to waste on spray paint. :slap:

[Hugh Jardon]

I noticed that the train wagon interior picture that had the wide purple seats is exactly like the ones I ride to Kubinka on in Russia. Nice comfy seats for the short trips. A little gaudy though.

[Gokhan_21]

I still find it amazing how controllable and isolated N. Korea is. I remembered the last World Cup hosted by S. Korea and Japan, it was literally happening right next door and most of N. Korea had no idea about it.

You know what was the south korea hasn't taken a some points! My country japan was won! by the our country great succer players! does several people know about this competition , Please estimate about the japanese succer players and losed around this competition south korea players .


When did japan vs n.korea happend ? n.korea plays soccer ?

Kim is crazy..

[Xaito]

wow NK is realy beautyful ...
man i realy envy Kim - he has such a beautyful nice country and can do whatever he wants with it (a dream for every politician ;) )
man how id like to have my own country too T_T i mean seriously that would be awesome :D

[theg]

oooooo

[FutureGrunt]

Hmm, there's no graffiti anywhere. Does it mean oppressive surveillance and terrible punishments, or just good behavior of NK youth? :P
Willing to bet the cost of paint and markers are the main factor, at a $2 a month most kids dont really have the cash to waste on spray paint. :slap:

Well some cultures didn't even know that such VANDALISM is cool, untill the spread of American "bubble-gum" culture all over the place.

[Musashi]

I've found the topic for you. It took some time, but many of these photos are invisible now.

[Musashi]

OK, especially for you. According to him there are most of the old photos.
Click:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/kallgan/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c01_photoalbum=showdefault&_c=photoalbum&_c02_owner=1
Choose North Korea from the pull down menu,
click Play at the bottom, you can adjust speed of automatic playing.

Don't forget to appreciate my effort ;) JOKE.

[Angrykirill]

Jesus, how the **** did you find this thread, google didn't help me much..