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Note the revolving restaurant at the top--somehow the DPRK has dozens of them...
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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/
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.
FILE - In this June 21, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping stroll in the premises of Kumsusan guest house in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim in a message to Xi called for stronger “unity and cooperation” between the countries in the face of challenges posed by “hostile forces,” the North’s state media and Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
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).
It seemed that all of the kids we saw in Pyongyang wore these red scarves, showing that they belong to the Young Pioneers youth group. We met these kids at the childhood home of Kim Il Sung, which is of course now a place of pilgrimage for North Koreans.
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This was taken as we posed for a group portrait. The guy holding the Panasonic Lumix LX5 is our main guide, Mr. Kim.
Construction of the metro network started in 1968, and was opened in September 1973 by former President Kim Il-sung. In 1971, there was a major accident during the construction of a tunnel under the Taedong River for the Ponghwa station. Some sources say at least 100 workers died in the accident. This particular piece of tunnel was never completed; the metro network is now completely located on the western side of the river.
Pyongyang Metro is the deepest metro in the world—the track is approximately 110 meters (about 360 feet) deep underground. ~Wiki
Pyongyang, DPRK.
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Panorama of Pyongyang from the revolving restaurant at the top floor or the Yanggakdo international hotel. The Ryugyong hotel dominates the cityscape. To its left is the Ice Rink.
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One of the best coffee shops in North Korea, located right next to the Pyongyang Hotel. DPRK
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