Ryanggang Hotel Pyongyang

Chongchun Street, Mangyongdae District Pyongyang, Korea Dem Peoples Rep

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"You can choose your size"

A travel blog entry by eastin80

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Interesting start to the day: I have been leaving things in my room every time we check-out (such as a packet of crackers or some chocolates from China) for the locals to take and do with as they wish (one would assume they wish to eat them, but I am beginning to assume less and less). On this particular day I left a packet of biscuits I had bought …

Olympic qualifier: DPRK - Australia 1:1

A travel blog entry by groundhopper

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Groundhopper stayed here on Nov 21, 2007 during their trip titled: North Korea to Mr Kim.

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Aboard a captured American spy ship

A travel blog entry by eastin80

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... and 'far better than we deserve'.

The prisoners were finally released after the U.S send a grovelling letter of apology admitting their mistake and promising never to spy on the DPRK again. After the last man had been released over the 'Bridge of No Return' at the DMZ the U.S then apparently retracted the ransom admission, apology and assurances given. The letter of apology is still on display on the Pueblo which is moored on the ...

A propaganda filled morning...

A travel blog entry by eastin80

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... of the DVD I found out that we could buy copies if it (which of course I did, I also purchased a book at the same time, titled 'The U.S Imperialists started the Korean war). After the DVD we left. I think Tom put it perfectly when he said "It is going to be so hard to explain that driving for an hour each way just to look, from a distance, at a dam wall and then watch a 20 minute DVD could be worth it and fun, but it is!".

When we got back in the bus we ...

The more I see, the less I know...

A travel blog entry by eastin80

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... where he lies. Then you enter a room swathed in soft red light and you catch a glimpse of him, embalmed and housed in a giant glass sarcophagus in the middle of the room. You then line up in groups of four (there is a lot of lining up, military style, in the DPRK) and when it's your turn, your group has to walk up to his case and bow at his feet, then move to his right hand side and bow again, (you don't bow at his head, but you do stop to pay your respects) then bow ...

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