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When I go and return from Pyongyang Acrobats Theatre, I passed by a lot of unique buildings, see a lot children playing and people walking on the streets….

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Cycling to work… 

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School children coming to the Circus Theatre to watch the Pyongyang Acrobats.

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Very orderly. A Thai delegate ran to join them all in good fun and created a lot of laughter…

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One of the many monuments along the way… 

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I saw at least 3 of these auntie groups waving flags in the morning. My guide says this is to ‘encourage’ each other….

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Children’s Park

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Another statue..

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Science Centre? Disuse? 

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Another monument…

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A poster at the end of the road, flats and trees on the sides…. 

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Neoclassical cinema with a touch of Korean (notice the motif, the pillar, etc.) This was newly built by the way. 

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Wide roads with lots of cars… traffic jam? It’s possible when cars are slower because the streets are rather dim. 

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Bowling alley and recreation centre.

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I think it’s a music hall? 

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Our hotel from afar….

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Road under a building

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Music Theatre

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Cross a bridge

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Anyone knows what the poster say? 

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Pyongyang on a rainy day (outside a subway station)

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Spiral up or optical illusion

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one of the many monuments around the city…

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walking on the streets…

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April is a good time to go because cherry blossom are everywhere!

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Beautiful classic bus.. maybe they can change this into a tourist bus.

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Children can be seen walking alone, even at night. 

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What does it say? 

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A different hotel…

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One of the interesting housing complexes at Mirae Street… 

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Free housing for the scientists…

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A cinema beside the hotel… 

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Flats, flats and more flats…. 

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Train station…

 

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Waiting for the tram… 

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Fancy Design…

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Another optical illusion in the design… 

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Children crossing the bridge… (why I saying the obvious?)

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Playing near our hotel…

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Outside our theatre….

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Enjoy the posters… 

There are big sport halls dedicated individually to different sports like badminton, taekwondo, table tennis, etc.