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The only hamburger bar we saw in Pyongyang. The guides assured us that its not the only one. This one is just opposite the railway station.
The pier in Wonsan is beautiful and ends in a small island with a lighthouse. People are fishing along the pier and some have brought grills and cook their catch fresh. If this harbor was properly renovated it could match any picturesque sea-side location in the mediterranean.
The more recent Domino Pimlico I acquired. It has been under cover all winter and I am about to start the restoration. Wish me luck!
The bridge to nowhere on the border between China and North Korea. The bridge was bombed during th Korean war to limit Chinese support to North Korea.
Here's another view of an Air Koryo Tupolev Tu-134 charter jet looming large over Samjiyeon's dinky airport. This one is the luxury liner tasked for transporting party elites. We got the much more modest and charming IL-18 prop-driven plane. ;-)
Our mobile phones were confiscated when entering North Korea and kept in this sealed bag. After entering China we are allowed to open the bag.
I'm not sure why this policy is so strict. I assume that cell phone roaming can be restricted in the network making the phones useless.
There used to be only one statue of Kim Il Sung on the Mansudae hill, but it was replaced in April 2012 by a happier version of Kim Il Sung and a new statue of his son Kim Jong Il.
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It wouldn't be the DPRK without Kim's crude, artless weird animal statues, and the Chilbo Beach area has more than its share. The creature to the right has "Kim Chul" or "Kim Ch'ul" embossed on his(?) concrete muscle shirt. Dunno what that's about... ;-)
Air Koyro is the worlds only 1 star airline. We flew a Tuploev that were quite comfortable and the food was OK. The in-flight movie contained brave korean soldiers killing lots of unspecified but quite evil enemies.
A paparazzi had formed to get the perfect shot of this guy, but the guides and minders quickly saw what was happening - a hardscrabble wheelbarrow guy on the ground juxtaposed against the bombastic socialist architecture of the Hamhung Grand Theater - and threw a connipie. "No photo, no photo, no photo!" This was the last shot fired off before we were ordered to stop. :-(
Sus orígenes hay que buscarlos en Estados Unidos, en la empresa “Autokit Industries” de Alameda, California. El diseño del Invader fue obra del propietario de la empresa, Bruce Weeks, que ideó un coche tipo “KitCar” con base mecánica de Volkswagen mientras cursaba sus estudios, y vendió coches tanto en Estados Unidos como en Europa.
En 1973, el Kit básico (menos las puertas tipo “alas de gaviota”) se vendía por 695 dólares y el Kit de lujo (con puertas plexi, tapicería, asientos, y anclajes) era 200 dólares más caro. El parabrisas procedía del Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.
Este vehículo iba dirigido a usuarios de viejos Volkswagen que querían transformar su coche en un deportivo de líneas modernas y agresivas.
El Invader GT en España
La empresa Tecnipol, S.A. de Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid), inició en 1973, bajo licencia, la fabricación en serie de la carrocería del Invader GT para su comercialización como “KitCar”. Bajo petición del cliente, esta empresa también se encargaba de la fabricación y montaje de coches completos y de su matriculación. Según la prensa especializada de la época, la producción inicial estaba fijada entre 6 y 8 vehículos mensuales.
Las soluciones mecánicas del Invader GT para España se llevaban a cabo con el asesoramiento de José Esteban Ruíz, que introdujo modificaciones a las especificaciones de montaje que venían de Estados Unidos, para adaptar el montaje de los coches a las necesidades del mercado español. Concretamente se aplicaron soluciones mecánicas distintas en el montaje de las puertas tipo “alas de gaviota” para conseguir mejor hermeticidad, y se realizaron modificaciones para montar los depósitos de gasolina en la parte posterior del coche, en un compartimento especial situado detrás del motor, ya que la ubicación inicial en la parte delantera no era muy apropiada.
Los Kits de montaje constaban de: una carrocería completa con cristales, parabrisas, dos asientos guarnecidos, capot trasero, faros completos, panel de instrumentos, guarnecido interior, dos puertas con su guarnecido, cuatro amortiguadores y dos escapes con sus silenciosos.
El precio del Kit sin colocar era de 100.000 pesetas, pero el precio del Kit ya instalado en un coche VW de cualquier cilindrada aportado por el cliente era de 175.000 pesetas. También existía la posibilidad de que el cliente solicitara un vehículo con un bastidor VW nuevo y con motores que podían oscilar entre los 1200 cc y 1600 cc, en cuyo caso el precio podía rondar entre las 250.000 y las 300.000 pesetas.
Sea como fuere, el Invader GT no tuvo demasiado éxito y tan sólo se produjeron 22 unidades.
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This one was spotted "in the wild" at the Yanggakdo Hotel's friendly, surprisingly service-oriented bookshop. The slogan is something to the effect of "Don't let down our guard in protecting my (!) country's blue skies, blue seas, and rich earth." Somehow this isn't surprising. ;-)
From the speeding and swerving bus...These buildings house DPRK's party elites and other members of the winner's circle. The late Dear Leader was a huge movie buff, so not surprisingly they seem to be modeled after Hollywood's Capitol Records Building. They also look a little like Chicago's Marina Towers, which were futuristic back in 1964. ;-)
From our drive-by in the Hungnam factory area....This gray corner of heavy industry looked drab and dreary, but who knows? It could be the next hip Artists' colony in 100 years. ;-)
Here is the drafty, now-vintage main hall of Sunan Airport from 2010. You can see there are so many destinations to choose from. Air Koryo. "The Little Airline That Could." (And it has to be that way - the aircraft are older than some of the pilots.) ;-)
Here are some "real" DPRK citizens inside the brand new Tupolev Tu-204 luxury liner jet. Many of them were returning from a conference in Vietnam, and the mood on the plane was relaxed and cheerful. Air Koryo. The World's Most Loved 1-star Airline. ;-)
From the departing tour bus...These rather drab and stale socialist buildings are prime beachfront property in Hamhung. The sign along top the low-slung building says "industrial goods." They may well have much-needed flashlights in that store. ;-)
This mural is at the showcase Tongbong cooperative farm near Wonsan. The slogan on the right is the "Be Prepared" (more literally, "Make a stand till your very death and don't dilly dally about") and the one on the left is the "Culture revolution" of the Three Revolutions movement. This is where visitors get their fix of happy-farmers-in-love-with-their-tractors propaganda. ;-)
This is the showcase Motor Pool at the Tongbong Cooperative farm near Wonsan. The place looks fairly dismal on a wet late-summer afternoon, but it's stocked with plenty of vintage tractors and carts. ;-)
The wind-driven rain makes the perfect introduction to any dream vacation in the DPRK. There's always that sense of anticipation when getting off the plane. What will the guides be like? How many power outages will there be? And how bad will the food be? Note that the latter two are never just "yes/no" questions. ;-) ;-) "Welcome to the DPRK," intones the velvety-British (Kensington?) accented young lady narrating the tourist videos.
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/
1954 Ockelbo (based on Volvo P1900). The Ockelbo was a kit car with the body made as a copy of a Ferrari 500 Mondial. It is still being made, now as Pagano.
This is the same tourist shop, attached to a hot pot restaurant, that had the pink granny lamp and the traffic girl umbrella lamp - sure enough, over a year after that September, 2010 tour, those items were still sitting on the shelves. Just after snapping this pic of the colorful traditional garb, the power went out and stayed out the rest of the evening. ;-)
Here are the rules and regulations for flying on the DPRK's fabled Air Koryo - fun to read, though it's not like any D.B. Cooper wannabes would choose the DPRK flag-carrier for their next flight. ;-)
No trip to the DPRK would be complete without sightings of Kim's weird animal sculptures, and Chongjin's Steelworks kindergarten offers up these artless and downright creepy furry animal sculptures. The cat, in particular, has a Stephen King vibe. ;-)