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The Taedong River in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with the Tower of the Juche Idea (1982) in the background.
This brand new trolleybus is a prototype and so far the only specimen. An enthusiastic Korean told us it was planned to replace all existing trolleybuses in Pyongyang with this new model until 2012.
There is only limited access to electricity in Pyongyang. Here you see a picture of the Kim Il-sung Square where the military parades taking place. In the back you see the Grand People's Study House.
Temporary traffic girls and policeman still working on the streets and crossings in Pyongyang to control the increasing traffic.
DPRK, Oct. 2015
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A few steps on the platform and we were intercepted by our two guides, who wouldn't leave us until the end of the stay, except sometimes in the hotel. As you leave the train station, Pyongyang seems like an ordinary city, although quite extrordinarily clean and not very loud or busy.
K27 from Dandong (with through coaches from Beijing) after arrival at Pyongyang.
A lot of the people waiting on the platform are guides meeting foreigners off the train. All foreigners must have government guides with them at all times in North Korea and the arrangements are part of the granting of your visa. Our guides were also part of this group of greeters...
Temporary traffic girls and policeman still working on the streets and crossings in Pyongyang to control the increasing traffic.
DPRK, Oct. 2015
The diesel backing down is an M62 built in the Soviet Union and purchased second hand from the GDR (East Germany).
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He's in charge of giving the driver the Go to leave the station. We are far from the Tokyo rush!
Pyongyang subway. Deep, very deep:120 meters below the surface! Two lines, old wagons in a DDR style.
All the 17 stations have names like Triumphant Return, Reunification, Paradise, Glory...i do not know how people reminds the names!
>the official speech:
The Pyongyang Metro was opened to traffic in September 1973.
The metro has a greater transport capacity than other means of passenger traffic and gets a large share in guaranteeing the smoothness of traffic in the city of Pyongyang.
It fans out in all directions of the city and every citizen has easy access to its service. In constructing the metro, considerable thought was given to the prospect of the city’s development. It links districts with each other and the city centre with the suburbs.
The stations are within easy reach of squares, parks, stadiums and pleasure grounds and bus and trolley bus stops in the city.
Each station is equipped with escalators.
The high ceilinged stations are well-ventilated and this makes the passengers feel refreshed.
Each station offers an individual architectural style.
>End of the official speech
Pyongyang North Korea
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the deepest, most fancy subway decoration I've ever seen...
Only had 3mins take photos inside the station, 5mins inside the train
the tour guide always says to me: "hurry up!"
Pyongyang balconies are a fascinating subject, if only because that's the only part of an ordinary Korean flat a foreigner normally gets to see.
The Schoolchildren's Palace features on most tours of Pyongyang and is meant to impress visitors with the talent on display. The children who were performing were indeed very talented but I found this to be the most disturbing part of my visit to North Korea. There didn't seem to be a lot of fun about the place and I didn't enjoy seeing young kids being brainwashed.
However, this girl gave me a nice genuine smile and provided a lighter moment during my visit to this depressing place.
view on the taedong river and downtown pyongyang.
in pyongyang, north korea, DPRK.
taken with hasselblad xpan, 45mm.
Known as the „Singapore Shop“ among expats for its wide range of goods imported from Southeast Asia, this shop is frequented by the new Korean elite.
One of my greatest challenges was getting a close up of one of the iconic Pyongyang traffic ladies. Most attempts had to be made from the window of a moving car.