| P'yongyang,
the capital of North Korea, is the only major city in the country that
is now open to visiting tourists from South Korea and other countries.
The tourist experience there is more tightly controlled than
it
is in most other places. Foreign visitors there are almost
always
asked to pay homage to the Great Leader President Kim Il Sung.
This is done either at his burial site at
Kumsusan Memorial Palace, or at his statue outside the Korean
Revolution Museum (right). For More Information A description of what the paying of homage is like The opening of North Korea to tourists (news article) Koryo Tours - The company that organizes tours of North Korea. North Korea Slideshow Pictures of P'yongyang's transportation Back to Korea Back to Main |
 The Korean Revolution Museum. (This image is copyright David Astley and is used with permission.)  This is Juche Tower, a reminder of Kim Il Sung's philosophy of juche, or self-determination. (By: Martyn Williams. License: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5) |