Journey inside the Hermit Kingdom


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The forbidden railway: Vienna - Pyongyang

I always find other cultures to be fascinating. To be a fly on the wall in North Korea would present so many opportunities to study this curious little nation. Somehow it has managed to remain a totalitarian regime into the twenty-first century. I wonder if this is so because of its size.

Anyway, the blog that I link to here presents an account of one foreigner's trip in the Hermit Kingdom via a train system that connects to Vienna, Austria. He has taken some fascinating photographs from inside the machine. There's a ****ing soldier-cop on every road.

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Samson:

Thanks. Very enjoyable. I will be visiting the site lots of times.

Out of curiosity, where do you live?

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Samson:

Thanks. Very enjoyable. I will be visiting the site lots of times.

Out of curiosity, where do you live?

A...

North Korea is an interesting country. It doesn't appear to be communist, instead seeming more like a religious cult. I wonder if this is what a neutered Soviet Union or Nazi Germany looks like. Think they brought back any postcards?

I live in good old Rhode Island.

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