My goodness, the sight of the Rainbow Ballroom of Romance was a throw back to earlier times for me, reminding me of church socials and dances, hotel ballrooms and dedicated dance halls like this. Continue reading “Rainbow Ballroom of Romance”→
Having had lunch and then joined locals in the Moranbong Youth Park for a walk and a picnic we were all feeling a little lethargic. What better way to work it of than have a dance.
Not known for doing things in small measure, when North Koreans dance they like to do it on a grand scale and on national holidays they regularly engage in organised Mass Dances. Continue reading “Let’s Dance – Mass Dance”→
Having walked through the Moranbong Park to the top of the hill (an easy walk) we were invited into a smaller grassy area where seven or eight groups of people were sitting in circles bbq’ing, eating, chatting, singing folk songs and drinking beer and sojo (a local drink). There were about seven or eight people in each group with additional kids running around. Basically a picnic scene you would find in any popular park on a nice Sunday or holiday afternoon. Continue reading “Picnic in the Park – Don’t Get Lost!”→