Comments on: Days Out in Korea

By: Bob E.

Bob E. — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:36:31 +0000

Don’t like blue roofs? How about orange ones? (Apparently they are waiting on delivery of the next one…)

Next!

–Bob

By: Flümo

Flümo — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:27:09 +0000

What’s with all the blue roofs?

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:56:19 +0000

Visiting foreign dignitaries always get a tour of Pyongyang’s subway system. It has gleaming modern stations, well-maintained rolling stock, neatly uniformed employees and happy patrons (and, of course, massive portraits of the Kims). What no one seems to know, however, is whether the system is actually in use. It might just be a showpiece for display to visitors.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:40:15 +0000

@Alex: Is it the (originally titled)Arch of Triumph? It is absolutely vast - scroll down to see photos here. There are also three more big stadiums in Pyongyang.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:30:03 +0000

Look! A bus!

There are occasionally other cars on the roads, but they’re seriously few and far between. What’s the giant arch next to Kim-Il Sung Stadium?

I found a stupidly OTT sculpture as well.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:21:36 +0000

Here’s a nearby waterpark, again with precisely no people.

Mind you, it has no water either.

By: WRA

WRA — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:06:41 +0000

Forget the cars- Where are all the people? There are no people on the streets of this vibrant metropolis.

By: Vincent Clement

Vincent Clement — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:11:34 +0000

Cookie Monster: There are two roads on and two roads off the island.

By: van

van — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:11:05 +0000

@Cookie Monster: cars? in North Korea? you must be joking

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:05:08 +0000

@dr.R - Another example of NK’s flaunting of its imaginary wealth, and an explanation for cookie monsters question!

Another interesting I found out is that Kim Il Sung had a large growth on the back of his neck, but photographers were ordered to shoot photos at a left angle, thus hiding it from view - yet it was the size of a baseball - as you can see from the tenth in this google image selection.