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서평양역.
In North Korea, every railway station is decorated with slogans and a portrait of the late President Kim Il Sung. The immaculate condition of the portrait contrasts sharply with the shabbyness and desolation of the buildings, thus illustrating the absurdity of the personality cult. The warm colours at sunset on a November afternoon add to the unreal atmosphere.
Our twice-wekly Illyushin II-62 from Beijing lands at Pyongyang International. Lacking navigational equipment, we avoided open water and instead followed the coast of the West Sea. Most of these old Soviet jets crashed in Africa years ago, but ours was a trusty steed. Flying business class put us closer to the cockpit, where the crew smoked the whole way. The Pyongyang runway, lacking landing lights and surrounded by an electric fence, was barely wider than the Illyushin's wingspan. Cattle wandered loose in the landing area.
From comtourist.com/pyongyang-monuments
The Arc of Triumph was erected in 1982 to honor and glorify President Kim Il Sung's role in the resistance Japan from 1925 to 1945. Pyongyang's Arc is modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It is the largest arch in the world, and was deliberately built to be larger than the one in Paris like Ceausescu's Unirii Blvd. in Bucharest that had to be wider then the Champs Elysee. Inscribed in the Arch is the "Song of General Kim Il Sung", and the year 1925, when North Korean history states that Kim set out on the journey for national liberation and the year 1945, the end of World War II, which ended the Japanese occupation. The Arc of Triumph is sited on the foot of Moran Hill opposite the Kim Il Sung Stadium.
Reuben's North Korea Trip 2014
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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/
First time foreign amateur runners and Americans were allowed to participate in the Pyongyang Marathon, an IAAF bronze level race.
uritours.com/blog/entry/how-to-register-for-the-pyongyang...
Pyongyang, DPRK.
This large boulevard turns into the highway that leads to the city of Kaesong, and eventually the DMZ. It is served by the city's streetcar system.
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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/
How to register for Pyongyang Marathon 2015: uritours.com/blog/entry/how-to-register-for-the-pyongyang...
First time foreign amateur runners and Americans were allowed to participate in the Pyongyang Marathon, an IAAF bronze level race.
uritours.com/blog/entry/how-to-register-for-the-pyongyang...
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/
Reuben's North Korea Trip 2015
Read more about it here: bit.ly/ben_dprk
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/reubenteo
Like me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ReubenTeoPhotography
© 2015 All rights reserved. All photos are owned by Reuben Teo Jia Chyau. For permissions to use, please contact him at reubenteo@gmail.com
First time foreign amateur runners and Americans were allowed to participate in the Pyongyang Marathon, an IAAF bronze level race.
uritours.com/blog/entry/how-to-register-for-the-pyongyang...
Reuben's North Korea Trip 2015
Read more about it here: bit.ly/ben_dprk
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/reubenteo
Like me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ReubenTeoPhotography
© 2015 All rights reserved. All photos are owned by Reuben Teo Jia Chyau. For permissions to use, please contact him at reubenteo@gmail.com