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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.

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Just returned from March 30 - April 6th 2013 North Korea tour I guided.

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Lobby Hotel Yanggakdo, Pyongyang

18-hole golf course spans 45 hectres (111 acres) and is located on Lake Taesong in Ryonggang County, North Korea. The Pyongyang Golf Course was completed in 1988

2013 Trips to North Korea with Young Pioneer Tours.

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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/

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/

Pyongyang

2013 Trips to North Korea with Young Pioneer Tours.

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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/

평양주재 로씨야 대사관.

The Russian Embassy occupies a large compound in downtown Pyongyang but its size bears no relation to the Russian influence on North Korean politics (which seems almost non-existent nowadays).

Part of Pyongyang as viewed from the top of the Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea September 9, 2010. Photo by Tim Chong

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Guns, Girls, and Beer in North Korea

2013 Trips to North Korea with Young Pioneer Tours.

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Kaeson station

A visit to the Fun Fair Amusement Park in Pyongyang North Korea.

at Pyongyang Department Store No. 1

Pyongyang metro, DPRK, North Korea

"Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful. Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration."

George Orwell, 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'

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Pyongyang, DPRK, North Korea

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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/

2013 Trips to North Korea with Young Pioneer Tours.

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Pyongyang metro, DPRK, North Korea