TheRamblingWombat Pyongyang

Kim Il-Sung’s 102nd Birthday Fireworks

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Kim Il-sung’s Birthday Firworks

On the early evening of the Greater Leader’s 102nd birthday our group was in the Pyongyang Gold Lane Bowling alley. While most of the group were enjoying a game of bowls, some were having a drink and I was engaged in a deep and meaningful political discussion with our main guide. After bowls our (ok, not ours but rather the guides’) plan was to return to the hotel for dinner – it had been a long day. Continue reading “Kim Il-Sung’s 102nd Birthday Fireworks” →

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Ten Pin Bowling in Pyongyang

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Pyongyang Gold Lane – Ten Pin Bowling

Readers of North Korean reviews here and elsewhere might be forgiven for concluding that a visit to North Korea is all about Kim Il-Sung and his successors, grand buildings and monuments set in a sea of poverty, empty roads, berating the United States, lists of what you can do and what you can’t, electricity shortages, the sporting prowess of North Koreans, its military might and such like. Continue reading “Ten Pin Bowling in Pyongyang” →