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U N S E R B U N T E S L E B E NNorth Korea – May 2013 – | |||
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– A photo and video documentary and homage to the people of North Korea – | |||
„A picture is worth a thousand words. A visit is worth a thousand pictures.“ | |||
Go, see, listen ! Trust your instincts, not prejudice. | |||
Day Tour of Pyongyang | |||
May 21, 2013 | |||
The Arch of Triumph | Wednesday, May 22, 2013 TU-134B-3 P-814 Pyongyang – Hamhung (Sondok) |
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Even more random impressions |
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High resolution | Copyright © Thomas Schmeisser |
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High resolution | Copyright © Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara |
High resolution | Copyright © Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara |
High resolution | Copyright © Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara |
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High resolution | Copyright © Thomas Schmeisser |
Pyongyang Station |
Pyongyang Railway Station has existed in some form since the late 19th century. The occupying imperial Japanese government installed trams [Heijo Station] in 1923. The tram network was destroyed during the Korean War. Since 1990 the DPRK has built new tram lines, using Tatra trams from the former Czechoslovakia, some new and some bought secondhand from cities in the former East Germany. Trams are one of the most common ways for Koreans to commute in Pyongyang. |
Imperial Japan occupied Korea from the late 19th C. until 1945, at the end of the second World War. This colonial annexation lead to Japan’s success in the Russo-Japanese and Sino-Japanese Wars of the early 20th C. Japan used the Korean peninsula (especially and obviously northern Korea) as its strategic and logistical base through continental Asia The only positive outcome for Koreans was a thoroughly modern infrastructure of central paved roads, rail, and tram installations which they successfully reconstructed in 1945 after the Korean War in 1953. |
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The Koryo Hotel |
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Delicious duck BBQ |
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High resolution | Copyright © Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara |
High resolution | Copyright © Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara |
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High resolution | Copyright © Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara |
High resolution | Copyright © Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara |
The Koryo Hotel by night |
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The Arch of Triumph. | Wednesday, May 22, 2013 TU-134B-3 P-814 Pyongyang – Hamhung (Sondok) |