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Mostly you will have to pay in Euros, it is a good idea to take lots of small bills with you (5 EUR), also coins are accepted. In practice we also saw Chinese Yuan and Japanese Yen being accepted (or returned as change).US Dollars are officially deprecated, but still widely accepted in practice. Still, Euro is the safest bet.
... do as you're told. If you can cope with that, you'll be OK. In terms of must-see or must-do activities, you have precious little choice at all when you are there as to where you go, or what you see. The BIG celebrations are held on May Day and October 9th. This is the time to go and on no account miss the celebrations in the May Day stadium, 100,000 school-children performing for an audience of 250,000 - quite stupendous - it's like the opening of the Olympics, only weirder.You'll spend a majority of the time in the capital (see separate VT page) where you'll be taken to a series of the most stupendous monuments to Kim Il Sung (KIS), which are quite breathtaking in their scale and grandeur. The Koreans (well, Kim Il Sung to be precise) liked to build on a monumental scale. All public buildings, such as the People's Library and Study House are the most fabulous collections of marble...
What a bizarre country!! Well, it could have been the 'fly-by-night-and-nothing-else' tour that I took but, wow, what a country!! I can't say much more -- they may be watching! Arrving at the DMZ town - Panmunjom - at about 6 AM and waiting for, well, nothing to happen. It was cold and nerve-racking but, well, it was incredibly peaceful and beautiful too.
www.koryogroup.com.Supposed to be the best - based in Beijing. Organizes trips during the Mass Games. Expensive, but supposed to be worth it.
Amazing, if you are entering the DMZ coming from Kaesong you will find this strange notice at the highway end.Translation: Next Exit SEOUL - 70km
Highways and no cars. If you drive from Pyongyang into Nampho at the Weast Sea there is a highway with 5 tracks into each direction and no cars for miles...
The greeting policewoman in Pyongyang.
Yanggakdo Hotel P'yongyang
7 Reviews and 72 Opinions My first night in the hotel, we met our guides Mr. Lee and Che in the hotel lounge. I asked them if...
Koryo Hotel P'yongyang
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Ryanggang Hotel P'yongyang
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