Pyongyang - City

Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang	Kim Il Sung Stadium, capacity 70,000	Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang	Statue of a ping pong player, Kim Il Sung Stadium
Liberation Tower (Pyongyang TV Tower) 150m	Liberation Tower (Pyongyang TV Tower) 150m	Our first view of the Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang City Hospital across from the Arch of Triumph
Raknang District, Pyongyang - near where Mr. Oh lives	Thongil Street passing through the upscale Raknang District, Pyongyang	The upscale residential Raknang District was built in the 1990's	Chungsong Bridge over the Taedong River, Pyongyang
Pyongyang Ice Rink (1982)	6000 seat Pyongyang Ice Rink	Park near the Sinso Bridge with the Ryugyong Hotel	Pothong River from the Sinso Bridge, a tributary of the larger Taedong River
105-story Ryugyong Hotel, initially under construction 1987-1992	In April 2008, construction was recommenced by the Egyptian company Orascom	The top floors will house Orascom's mobile phone network equipment and 5 floors of revolving restaurants	The Ryugyong Hotel should be finished by 15 April 2012, Kim Il Sung's 100th Birthday
No longer an embarrassment, the Ryugong Hotel will be impressive when complete	Ryugyong Hotel 330m (1,083ft)	Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang	Sunset with the Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang
"Victory for our great president" Intersection of Hyoksin Steet and Hasin Street, Pyongyang	Edge of the square in front of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang	"Victory for our great politics", Yongung Street in front of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum	"Victory for our one goal", Yongung Street in front of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum
Square on the side of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang	A school band in Pyongyang	Square on the side of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang	Tree-lined walkway along the Pothong River, Pyongyang
Pothong River at sunset, Pyongyang	Pothong River at sunset, Pyongyang	Pothong River at sunset, Pyongyang	Pyongyang apartment tower next to the Monument to Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War
Pyongyang Metro Hwaggumbol "Golden Soil" Station	Apartment blocks, Pyongyang	Welcome - Korea International Travel Company	Dusk falls over Pyongyang
Lights on in Pyongyang	Grand People's Study House (Library) from the north	"Fountain Square" Pyongyang	Grand People's Study House with the Mansudae fountain
Grand People's Study House with the Mansudae fountain	Mansudae Art Theatre, Pyongyang	Pyongyang's 28 Female Dancer sculpture with the Grand People's Study House	28 Female Dancer sculpture and Grand People's Study House
Mansudae Art Theatre (1976) Pyongyang	Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang	Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang	Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang
Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang	Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang	Mansudae "Fountain Square" Pyongyang	Light fixture, Mansudae "Fountain Square"
Light fixture, Mansudae "Fountain Square"	Mansudae Assembly Hall - the DPRK's "parliament"	Mansudae Assembly Hall, Pyongyang	Mansudae Assembly Hall (1984) Pyongyang
Sungryong Hall, part of a Confucian temple in Pyongyang	The guides made little effort to point out pre-DPRK sites in Pyongyang (we drove by the Taedong Gate many times without mention)	Moranbong Theatre and Liberation Tower, Pyongyang	"One mind, one behavior"
Juche Tower across the Taedong River from Kim Il Sung Square	Juche Tower (170m) Pyongyang	Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang	Great People's Study Hall, 1982, library on Kim Il Sung Square
East end of Kim Il Sung Square	Flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)	Great People's Study Hall, the best vantage point for the May Day military parade	Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang
Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang	Korean National Art Gallery, Kim Il Sung Square	Korean Central History Museum, Kim Il Sung Square	Panoramic view of the 75,000 sq m Kim Il Sung Square
People's Grand Study Hall with 30 million volumes, Kim Il Sung Square	Mr. Oh didn't let me get away again...	DPRK Ministry of Agriculture, Kim Il Sung Square	DPRK flags, Kim Il Sung Square
"Victory for our Choson Democracy"	Grand People's Study House (Library) Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang	"Victory for our great Chosun party", DPRK Ministry of Foreign Trade, Kim Il Sung Square	Electric trolly-bus, Sungri Street, Pyongyang
Juche Tower across the river from Kim Il Sung Square	Korean National Art Museum, Kim Il Sung Square	DPRK flag, Kim Il Sung Square	DPRK Ministry of Agriculture, Kim Il Sung Square
Korean Central History Museum, Kim Il Sung Square	Kim Il Sung Square with the Juche Tower, Pyongyang	Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang	Foreign tourists are not allowed to attend the May Day Parade on Kim Il Sung Square
DPRK flags and the Juche Tower	2200 seat Pyongyang Grand Theater (1960)	Ryanggang Hotel, Pyongyang	Sosan Football Ground, Pyongyang
Combat Sports Gym, one of the 10 sporting facilities along Chongchung Street, Pyongyang	Pyongyang Railway Station	Pyongyang Railway Station	Our tour bus pulled up along Othan Kangan Street, Pyongyang
Taedong River-view apartments, Othan Kangan Street, Pyongyang	Taedong River-view apartments, Othan Kangan Street, Pyongyang	Apartment across from the USS Pueblo, Pyongyang	Apartment across from the USS Pueblo, Pyongyang
Bird along the Taedong River, Pyongyang	Tower at the Yonggwang Metro Station	Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang	Koryo Hotel with the Yonggwang Metro Station, Pyongyang
Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang	Kyonghung Street at the Yonggwang Metro Station	Sun reflecting off the Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang	Taedongmun Cinema, Sungri Street, Pyongyang
Moranbong Theatre, Pyongyang	Moranbong Theatre, Pyongyang	Liberation Tower, Pyongyang	The sign on top of the building near Juche Tower says "Be Together" - Songyo Kangan Street, Pyongyang
The other building's sign says "One Goal", Songyo Kangan Street, Pyongyang	Apartment block near Juche Tower, Songyo Kangan Street, Pyongyang	Building with the Korean Worker's Party emblem, Pyongyang	Pyongyang street corner
Apartment blocks, Munsu Street, Pyongyang	Late afternoon sun with the Ryugyong Hotel from the Monument to Party Founding	Pyongyang Grand Theatre illuminated at night	"Our Great President Kim Il Sung always lives with us"
Pyongyang Railway Station illuminated at night "Victory for Kim Il Sung, Victory for Choson"	April 25 House of Culture, Pyongyang	Pyongyang International Cultural Center	There's not much English used publicly on Pyongyang signs
Pyongyang International Cultural Center	Pyongyang International Cultural Center	Pyongyang International Cultural Center	Hibiscus syriacus, the national flower of South Korea
Pyongyang International Cultural Center	Pyongyang International Cultural Center	Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall, a large gift shop, Pyongyang	Liquor section, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall
Kaesong Koryo Insam Wine, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall	Traditional Korean dresses, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall	Korean ceramics, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall	Korean ceramics, Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall
Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall, Pyongyang	Minye Handicrafts Exhibition Hall, Pyongyang	Mosaic of a young Kim Il Sung with the Ryugyong Hotel	Ryugyong Hotel under construction Aug 2009
Ryugyong Hotel under construction Aug 2009	Ryugyong Hotel under construction Aug 2009	Intersection at the Chonu Metro Station, Pyongyang	Kaeson Street, Pyongyang
Kaeson Cinema, Pyongyang	Sungri Street, Pyongyang	Sungri Street, Pyongyang	Pyongyang Grand Theatre
Pyongyang Grand Theatre	DPRK 5 won banknote	DPRK 5 won banknote, Pyongyang Grand Theatre	Hot pot restaurant, Pyongyang diplomatic quarter
Hot pot restaurant, Pyongyang diplomatic quarter	Taedonggang Beer, Pyongyang, North Korea