Now this photo of the two statues isn’t illegal as both of the statues are in the picture! The Grand Monument on Mansu Hill features two 22 meters high bronze statues of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, also known as father and son.
The building behind the statues is the Korean Revolution Museum.
Did you know that the students in North Korea are required to purchase their own chairs, desks, and heating during the winter?
And if that wasn’t enough, they are also forced to work during school to produce things for the government. If the parents want their daughter to focus on her education and avoid occasional hard labor, they need to either bribe the schoolteachers or stop sending her to school altogether, forcing her to miss the single opportunity she has at an education.
The photographer is passing by the countryside of North Korea by train. Here we can see people waiting for the train to pass so they can continue on their way.
Notice the guard making sure everything runs smoothly.
The photographer didn’t get a chance to take one of these colorful taxis as he was always toured around in his guide’s minivan. He couldn’t anyway since the taxis are for locals only so tourists aren’t allowed to use them.
Taxis, however, are actually pretty expensive so they are only used by the wealthy class.
You aren’t actually allowed to take pictures from the train but obviously, that didn’t stop photographer Michael Huniewicz. This is a picture of a rundown pink tower block the photographer saw through his window.
It looks like an abandoned community but I guess the crops are still taken care of.
