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North Korea - First Trip

On 8 October 2005 I became one of the few Americans to visit North Korea since 1993. For three days our group visited this member of the Axis of Evil.

NK is a secretive Stalinist country with no outside news allowed in. Photography was restricted, but I did get some shots.

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The mass games are a choreographed event with 100,000 performers.  Note the sign in the back.  It is produced by thousands of people controlling cards.  See close up.

The mass games are a choreographed event with 100,000 performers. Note the sign in the back. It is produced by thousands of people controlling cards. See close up.

If you look closely, you can see the edges of the cards.  Each person is flipping one card.

If you look closely, you can see the edges of the cards. Each person is flipping one card.

Here is the ferris wheel in the Pyongyang amusement park.  Foreigners rarely visit the park.

Here is the ferris wheel in the Pyongyang amusement park. Foreigners rarely visit the park.

North Korean ladies dancing with the American Imperalists.

North Korean ladies dancing with the American Imperalists.

Get Down!

Get Down!

Our two NK guides.  Mr. Han and Mrs. Kim.

Our two NK guides. Mr. Han and Mrs. Kim.

NK lady in formal gown.

NK lady in formal gown.

We were not supposed to get close to the Worker's Party Parade, but due to a change in plans we did.

We were not supposed to get close to the Worker's Party Parade, but due to a change in plans we did.

View from the Pyongyang Koryo Hotel.  Morning in Pyongyang.

View from the Pyongyang Koryo Hotel. Morning in Pyongyang.

The Pyongyang Metro

The Pyongyang Metro

Pyongyang.  Our hotel is the building with the twin towers.

Pyongyang. Our hotel is the building with the twin towers.

One of our tour members with a NK boy.

One of our tour members with a NK boy.

The statue of Kim Il Sung.  NK people pay their respects here.

The statue of Kim Il Sung. NK people pay their respects here.

The USS Pueblo.

The USS Pueblo.

Collins receiver onboard USS Pueblo

Collins receiver onboard USS Pueblo

USS Pueblo crypto gear.

USS Pueblo crypto gear.

My tourist visa card.  They did not stamp the visa in the passport.

My tourist visa card. They did not stamp the visa in the passport.