o00o Says: Some call this Grand General Hall as The Cultural Central or The Cultural Hall, but it really depends on the guide book. There is a cultural food court inside where can fit more than 500 people. When there are tourists visiting to this hall, they may have traffic control for...
o00o Says: The Crabs consider is one of the luxuries food here in North Korea, however, the price is about US8-US20 but it depends on weight. The waiter will shows you few crabs, pick up any sizes you want, they will cook for you, either with tomato eggs, sour source, chili peppers, or...
Nightlife at Kaesong Folk Hotel: Just a small bar
Willettsworld Says: You won't be allowed out of the Kaesong Folk Hotel at night and the only thing really to do is to go to the hotels small bar. They had a TV on in the corner and it seemed to be showing a war film in black and white that looked like it could be from the 1940's or 50's but in...
Kaesong Folk Custom Hotel: Souvenir shop
schwein Says: Every stand you see in Kaesong has pretty much the same few things for sale: A selection of North Korean booze, three flavours of two-years-past-the-sell-by-date cola, warm bottled water, and cookies. The souvenir shop at the Folk hotel has a much better selection. Books,...
Be careful, and think a bit...
schwein Says: Being a foreigner in North Korea is a bit different than travelling to any other country. Having handlers, or people watching you 24-7 (whether you know they're there or not) is a bit weird, but has to be accepted to travel here. If somebody tells you to do something, do it!...
schwein Says: -Bring a digital camera, as opposed to film. Your handlers like being able to see what you have taken pictures of, and being able to immediatly erase anything they don't like. All my cams are digital, so I had no problems at the border. However, I saw somebody having their...
Funny photo at front of Coree Museum
o00o Says: Area for photography allows in North Korea is very limited. Most of the time consult your tour guide and they will announce area “YES” or “DON’T” for using your cameras. Mean while, do not forget to take some funny picture like a jump, or with funny face.
Willettsworld Says: When we were visiting the Tomb of King Kongmin, this party of school children came marching and chanting down the road and stopped at the foot of the hill where the tomb is located. Notice that the boys are in front of the girls when they are lined up.
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On the Far Side of the Kimchee Curtain... Kaesong

Kaesong is a city with some history behind it. The original capital of Koryo (918 A.D. - 1392 A.D.), the capital was then moved to Hanyang, what is now the area of Seoul, after an assassination and...
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Old Cliffie took this photo of the main street in Kaesong – a town with a population of 150000 - in the early afternoon of a normal working day. There was not a lot of traffic. In fact, the traffic......
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Big on history but near big trouble

Kaesong lies right in the south of the country, just a few miles from Panmunjom and the demilitarised zone. We came here down the empty 4-lane Reunification Highway from Pyongyang and stayed overnight...
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Kaesong hosted many military meetings during the Korean Conflict. In so much, neither side wanted to be in jeopardy of getting caught in the cross fire. Therefore even though it is not in the current...
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