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When it is chilly out, the Pyongyang traffic controller wears coat and boots.
Cropped from a photo taken by EricMartin
After a few days of mild weather, heavy snow fell again on March 1st, turning Pyongyang into a black and white world.
Pyongyang's Ice Rink, an ice skating and hockey facility - a beautiful building whether at day or night.
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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/
The Metro uses rolling stock imported from Berlin, Germany. While North Koreans like to pretend that the trains were built locally, the graffiti in German on windows give the carriages' former lives away.
Because electricity is scarce, only the ends of the cars are lit, making for a very dark ride. Incidentally, each car prominently displays portraits of the leaders, close to the working light fixtures.
Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTOga-rTF4 for a six-stop ride on the Pyongyang Metro!
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Showing the North Korean half of the train to Sinuiju on the Chinese border. We were in two standard-issue Chinese sleeper carriages attached to the end of the local train. Behind me there was an inpromtpu game of volleyball taking place on the platform.
A new tile factory started production in North Korea some time ago, and now the regime keeps the people busy with tiling shops and restaurants all over Pyongyang. It doesn't seem to matter these restaurants and shops are empty because there is nothing to eat and nothing to buy – as long as they are decorated with shining new tiles the regime is satisfied.
View from the Juche tower. A playground in central Pyongyang. Murals and ping pong tables are obligatory.
First time foreign amateur runners and Americans were allowed to participate in the Pyongyang Marathon, an IAAF bronze level race.
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All important places, buildings, monuments and statues are illuminated.
DPRK, Sept 2011 (scanned slide)
Pyongyang, DPRK.
While the picture is blurry, it reflects street life in residential areas at dusk pretty well. The kiosks on the sidewalks are a very common sight. They sell foodstuffs, flowers, and other daily consumption items.
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