Monthly Archives: May 2017

North Korea in Photos: On-The-Spot Guidance

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Day Four

At nearly every single visit for our last two days in North Korea, various tour guides attempted to impress upon us the extent of leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il’s “on-the-spot guidance” in moving North Korea forward.

The first journey of day four would be by subway.

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North Korea in Photos: Day Three

Day three in North Korea began with a trip to the DMZ.

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It continued thereafter with several major visits.

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North Korea in Photos: The DMZ

The Korean Demilitarized Zone was the focus of day three in North Korea, May 2nd, 2016.

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Roughly straddling the 38th parallel, the Korean DMZ is the final result of the Korean War, one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.  The heavily-armed and high-tension borderline between the two Korean nations is open to tours in both Korean nations.  It was a three-hour drive from Pyongyang.

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