![Our guide, Kim Song Sim, thanking us for being such a wonderful group (we were!)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406498.VWSGSgz2.NorthKoreaAug092434.jpg) Our guide, Kim Song Sim, thanking us for being such a wonderful group (we were!) |
![Ironically, the doors labelled Departures at Pyongyang Airport were locked](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406501.HZvy75Kj.NorthKoreaAug092436.jpg) Ironically, the doors labelled "Departures" at Pyongyang Airport were locked |
![Just one flight out today...our Air China flight to Beijing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406505.OW6sNtkn.NorthKoreaAug092438.jpg) Just one flight out today...our Air China flight to Beijing |
![Song Sim checking us in at FNJ](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406507.m2GYVIGl.NorthKoreaAug092439.jpg) Song Sim checking us in at FNJ |
![Painting in the terminal of Pyongyang Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406510.97z4mQC6.NorthKoreaAug092440.jpg) Painting in the terminal of Pyongyang Airport |
![Korean Firewater complete with snake](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406511.f4UOsby0.NorthKoreaAug092441.jpg) Korean Firewater complete with snake |
![Last minute shopping at Pyongyang Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406513.F7T5QeJZ.NorthKoreaAug092442.jpg) Last minute shopping at Pyongyang Airport |
![Pyongyang Airport departure lounge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406515.7Ct06otL.NorthKoreaAug092443.jpg) Pyongyang Airport departure lounge |
![Boarding pass for CA122/17AUG FNJ-PEK](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406518.qWcB8Ouo.NorthKoreaAug092446.jpg) Boarding pass for CA122/17AUG FNJ-PEK |
![Air Koryo fleet on the ramp at Pyongyang Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406520.TFuFCyvD.NorthKoreaAug092450.jpg) Air Koryo fleet on the ramp at Pyongyang Airport |
![Air Koryo fleet on the ramp at Pyongyang Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406521.dI6BB8lW.NorthKoreaAug092451.jpg) Air Koryo fleet on the ramp at Pyongyang Airport |
![Tails of Air Koryo's Soviet-built fleet at Pyongyang Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406526.HS1FQD4V.NorthKoreaAug092454.jpg) Tails of Air Koryo's Soviet-built fleet at Pyongyang Airport |
![Air Koryo IL-18V cargo aircraft (P-836)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406530.otpcMyqJ.NorthKoreaAug092456.jpg) Air Koryo IL-18V cargo aircraft (P-836) |
![Boarding the bus to take us to the waiting Air China Boeing 737](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406524.eMIPEpbw.NorthKoreaAug092453.jpg) Boarding the bus to take us to the waiting Air China Boeing 737 |
![Air China B737 (B-2947) at Pyongyang (FNJ/ZKPY)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406523.7APh4wtz.NorthKoreaAug092452.jpg) Air China B737 (B-2947) at Pyongyang (FNJ/ZKPY) |
![Boading Air China back to Beijing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406532.lpjCpfsi.NorthKoreaAug092457.jpg) Boading Air China back to Beijing |
![Air China B737](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406534.mhOQccfc.NorthKoreaAug092458.jpg) Air China B737 |
![Terminal of Pyongyang Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406539.ETrbW0p8.NorthKoreaAug092462.jpg) Terminal of Pyongyang Airport |
![Air Koryo IL-62 (P-881) at Pyongyang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406537.2SCDnB85.NorthKoreaAug092459.jpg) Air Koryo IL-62 (P-881) at Pyongyang |
![Air Koryo IL-76 (P-912) at Pyongyang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406541.O8SiNV2w.NorthKoreaAug092463.jpg) Air Koryo IL-76 (P-912) at Pyongyang |
![Air Koryo IL-76 (P-912) at Pyongyang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406543.fvSOSOnW.NorthKoreaAug092464.jpg) Air Koryo IL-76 (P-912) at Pyongyang |
![Air Koryo Antonov An-24 (P-537) at Pyongyang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406545.POOcn5hX.NorthKoreaAug092466.jpg) Air Koryo Antonov An-24 (P-537) at Pyongyang |
![Taking Runway 01 for departure at Pyongyang Sunan Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406546.Mlz6lvFZ.NorthKoreaAug092468.jpg) Taking Runway 01 for departure at Pyongyang Sunan Airport |
![Liftoff from Pyongyang Sunan Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406547.awng8kOt.NorthKoreaAug092469.jpg) Liftoff from Pyongyang Sunan Airport |
![The rice paddies and hill Wangjwa-san near Pyongyang Airport, North Korea](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406548.SbFL4Pcu.NorthKoreaAug092470.jpg) The rice paddies and hill Wangjwa-san near Pyongyang Airport, North Korea |
![The rice paddies and hills near Pyongyang Sunan Airport, North Korea](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406549.8kg1Hy8n.NorthKoreaAug092471.jpg) The rice paddies and hills near Pyongyang Sunan Airport, North Korea |
![Climbing out to the north of Pyongyang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406550.wwfCIcNo.NorthKoreaAug092472.jpg) Climbing out to the north of Pyongyang |
![Climbing out to the north of Pyongyang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406553.NoahmtB0.NorthKoreaAug092473.jpg) Climbing out to the north of Pyongyang |
![Housing and agriculture near Pyongyang Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406555.wq1A9pyG.NorthKoreaAug092474.jpg) Housing and agriculture near Pyongyang Airport |
![Village north of Pyongyang Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406556.cUZWnu8U.NorthKoreaAug092475.jpg) Village north of Pyongyang Airport |
![The highway leading north out of Pyongyang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406557.bvuvqTRo.NorthKoreaAug092476.jpg) The highway leading north out of Pyongyang |
![Lake on the southern border of South Phyongan Province](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406558.rUDgjbln.NorthKoreaAug092477.jpg) Lake on the southern border of South Phyongan Province |
![Lake on the southern border of South Phyongan Province](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406559.2lQeRKmj.NorthKoreaAug092478.jpg) Lake on the southern border of South Phyongan Province |
![Lakeside village, South Phyongan Province](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406560.riJBqDdP.NorthKoreaAug092479.jpg) Lakeside village, South Phyongan Province |
![Lakeside Tok-san, South Phyongan Province](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406561.3gdjLO76.NorthKoreaAug092480.jpg) Lakeside Tok-san, South Phyongan Province |
![Lake in South Phyongan Province, North Korea](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406562.gjXs8b8x.NorthKoreaAug092481.jpg) Lake in South Phyongan Province, North Korea |
![Lake in South Phyongan Province, North Korea](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406563.SpbWTmRt.NorthKoreaAug092482.jpg) Lake in South Phyongan Province, North Korea |
![With all the gates at the new Beijing Airport, we got a remote stand](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406572.CxAKfboS.NorthKoreaAug092488.jpg) With all the gates at the new Beijing Airport, we got a remote stand |
![Air China B767-300 (B-2259) also on a remote stand at PEK](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406570.DlFRMbKY.NorthKoreaAug092487.jpg) Air China B767-300 (B-2259) also on a remote stand at PEK |
![Beijing Capital Airport - my chariot awaits](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406568.NGwcsjKq.NorthKoreaAug092485.jpg) Beijing Capital Airport - my chariot awaits |
![...the Qatari connection time was too short so I had to sit around PEK for 5 hours](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406565.7tQku3IG.NorthKoreaAug092484.jpg) ...the Qatari connection time was too short so I had to sit around PEK for 5 hours |
![Baggage claim in Pyong Yang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406574.RT8fVegO.NorthKoreaAug092491.jpg) Baggage claim in Pyong Yang |
![My Pyongyang International Airport security sticker](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116406576.E3QonJ13.NorthKoreaAug092492.jpg) My Pyongyang International Airport security sticker |
![...next time...Mt. Paektu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/116410067.W8Bieh7e.ArundelBeijingAug091360.jpg) ...next time...Mt. Paektu |