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In this cemetery in Pyongyang's Sadong District rest the remains of Soviet soldiers and bureaucrats who worked in Pyongyang after the liberation of 1945. Most of them did not die in combat but of various diseases.
Trolley busses are still present in Pyongyang. And there are several types in daily use. The oldest veterans are the CHOLLIMA 72 busses (The name Chollima translated as Flying Horse or Pegasus), (earlier named PHIPATA). They were built between 1972- 1974 by the Pyongyang Trolleybus Works
DPRK, Dec. 2003 (scanned slide)
April 2012 trip to DPRK, North Korea for the 100th year birthday celebrations for Kim Il Sung - check out my North Korea blog at americaninnorthkorea.com/
On an evening on Pyongyang's main square. The building in the background is the Grand People's Study House.
North Korea 북한
In the morning, when buses are rare, and everybody ' s on the move to go to factory or office.
© Eric Lafforgue
a real veteran, decorated with plastic flowers on the occasion of the nation's "most auspicious holiday"
A bicycle is a precious thing in Pyongyang and all around North Korea. Local people can get one for only few years.
© Eric Lafforgue
The skyline of Pyongyang with the smoke filled air lit by a low sun. The twin towers building in the left part of the photo is the Koryo Hotel. On each of the towers is a revolving restaurant. However, during our visit, only one of the two was accessible while the other was closed to prevent catching glimpses of areas not meant for western eyes (was the rumor we heard).
The Juche Tower is a monument in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tower is named after the principle of Juche, developed by Kim Il Sung as a blend of autarky, self-reliance, nationalism, isolationism, Korean traditionalism, and Marxism-Leninism.
...Also close to the tower is a wall of 82 friendship plaques, apparently from foreign supporters.
~Wiki
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The guide here was explaining the idea of Juche and the origins of the plaques.
The Tower could be seen from our hotel room window: Room With A View #2.
Pyongyang, DPRK.
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