Arirang Opening |
Arirang opening with the sun |
Arirang flower opening |
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Folk Dance |
'Comrades are the party's base' |
North Korea flag |
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'Modernization and Informatization
of the People's Economy'
(whatever the hell that means) |
Flowers and Mt. Baekdu |
Bayonet Practice |
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'At one with the generals/military' |
Machine gunners |
'The Military and the People' |
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'We are a match for the world' |
Kim Il-sung |
'Star of Chosun'
now who could that be . . .? |
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Arms stretching high |
Group of children cheerleaders |
Heads visible behind the cards |
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'Science and Technology to the Highest Level' |
'Land Reform' |
Mountains and Youth
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Mountains and Youth II
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Finale stressing world peace and brotherhood
(and apparently not kidding about it ...) |
Shining Forever, Arirang |
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Arirang Ticket |
Arirang Program - Prelude |
Arirang Program - Act 1 |
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Arirang Program - Act 2 |
Arirang Program - Act 3 |
Arirang Program - Act 4 |
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Arirang Stadium |
Trying to talk to some kids at the Pyongyang Circus,
unfortunately, I got frozen out by their teacher - very different from Iran. |
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Pyongyang Circus - flying acrobats |
Pyongyang Circus - acrobats |
Pyongyang Circus - tower of acrobats |
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Propaganda Sign - road to DMZ
'Long live the glorious Juche ideology!' |
Road to DMZ |
Village near DMZ |
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Korea is One!
Sign on the way to the DMZ |
DMZ Briefing Map and Table |
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Close-up of soldiers from
both the North and South |
Dividing Lines |
DMZ Overview |
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Takin' our picture |
NK soldier close-up |
SK soldier close-up |
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NK soldiers blocking door to South |
SK soldiers looking in at us |
SK soldier checking us |
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Ceasefire Stele |
NK flag and a Korean-language
copy of the treaty halting the fighting |
UN flag and an English-language
copy of the treaty halting the fighting |
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DMZ museum guide |
The ax from the Ax Murders |
Captured Americans |
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Kim Il-sung Was Here! |
Armistice Talks Building |
Armistice Talks Table |
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NK's building overlooking the DMZ |
Inside NK's DMZ building |
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Kaesong, locked doors |
Modern building in Kaesong |
Traditional noodleshop in Kaesong |
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Kaesong stream and restaurants |
Kaesong Rooflines |
Koryo Museum |
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Koryo Museum Central Building |
Koryo Museum Guide |
Koryo Museum plaque listing slave prices |
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Koryo Museum wedding party |
Old Men Playing Cards |
Young painter at Koryo Museum |
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Mt. Myohyang and the cool slippers |
Dangling bell at Mt. Myohyang's
Gifts to Kim Jong-il Museum/Shrine |
Honor Guard at
Gifts to Kim Il-sung Museum |
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Kim Il-sung Museum/Shrine |
'Illegal picture' of the statue of Kim Jong-il
in the Gifts to Kim Jong-il Museum/Shrine |
Scenic Mt. Myohyang parking lot |
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Birthplace of Kim Il-sung
(Mangyongdae) Marker |
Kim Il-sung's family home |
Mangyongdae guide |
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Kim Il-sung Family Photos |
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Pyongyang cityscape |
Pyongyang cityscape and
view of giant Ryugyong Hotel |
View of Juche Tower from our hotel |
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Our hotel, as seen from Juche Tower |
Pyongyang clocktower |
Pyongyang city sign
honoring
the great general (who could that be ...?) |
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Pyongyang sign honoring Kim Il-sung |
Pyongyang naengmyun |
Pyongyang naengmyun restaurant |
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NK-style SUV |
Pyongyang street scene - empty |
Group photo in front of
Pyongyang's Schoolchildren's Palace |
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Schoolchildren's Palace guide |
'For the sake of North Korea ...'
Schoolchildren's Palace calligraphy class |
Schoolchildren's Palace computer class |
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Schoolchildren's Palace taekwondo class |
Impromptu basketball game,
Schoolchildren's Palace |
Schoolchildren's Palace accordion class |
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Schoolchildren's Palace kayakum
(traditional Korean instrument) class |
Dance Class |
Schoolchildren's Palace music performance |
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Schoolchildren's Palace
performance
honoring Kim Il-sung |
'We are One'
Schoolchildren's Palace performance |
Pyongyang Subway Map |
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Pyongyang Subway Mural |
Sticking out on the subway |
Pyongyang Subway Station |
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Checking our passports after departure customs, making sure there were no signs of the visit to NK that could get us in trouble in the South |
Walking to work along the train tracks |
Off into the mist ... |
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