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Pyongyang metro, Children's Palace, etc.
noreply@blogger.com (Helmut)
The forbidden railway: Vienna - Pyongyang 윈 - 모스크바 - 두만강 - 평양
2008-09-24
Program for the day:
- Juche tower
- Worker's Party monument
- Three Revolutions exhibition
- Metro ride
- Kim-Il-Sung square
- Lunch at the hotel
- "Pueblo"
- Kim-Il-Sung statue at Mansudae Hill
- Book shop
- Children's Palace
- farewell dinner at a restaurant
As Oliver felt sick today, he decided to stay at the hotel. Till lunch only one of the guides accompanied me, whereas the other stayed at the hotel.
Juche Tower and Worker's Party Foundation Monument
The Juche Tower was the first point on the agenda for today. As the weather was quite foggy, I decided not to go up, but nevertheless it was quite impressive:
These plates are from foreign Juche idea study groups, they are showing the world's enormous interest into Juche ideology and Kimilsungism….
Then we drove to the Worker's Party Foundation Monument. It consists of three hands, holding a hammer, a hoe, and a brush. They represent the three classes of the North Korean society: workers, peasants and intellectuals.
Just next to it I could also take another tramway photo:
The Ryugyong hotel can be seen in the foggy background:
Three Revolutions Exhibition
We made a short visit at the Three Revolutions Exhibition, where some exhibited trains drew my attention:
A Korean-made (?) M62-version:
Builder's plate: