I didn't sleep well for probably the fifth straight night this week. Waking up early, I went out, back to the river and around town. I got to practice what very, very little Chinese I have learned and I got a few more pictures of North Korea before we left Nandong. We hopped on a bus and drove about 3-4 hours back to Shenyang where we boarded a plane - Koryo Air - to Pyongyang.
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| My boarding pass |
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| Air Koryo 고려항공 |
The flight was very short but we were served some delicious Asian pear soda (배사이다). It was tourist season here in Pyongyang, which means that there were hundreds of people arriving today - jammed into a very small airport terminal. However, don't you worry, the first thing you see when you land in Pyongyang is a giant picture the Great Leader - Kim Il Sung on the top of the airport terminal.
Other than our group, the other visitors all appear to be Chinese. There were also a couple of Korea Workers Party members on the flight. You can tell because they all wear a pin on their left breast with the image of the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il. We met our guides at the airport as we came through security. They took us to a bus and we came to our hotel for a very quick dinner. It was delicious and included fish, bulgogi, dumplings, rice, and soup. Then we raced off to the Arirang Mass Games.
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| A poster advertising the festival |
The games, or festival, are actually more of a highly detailed, choreographed performance and light show. Absolutely spectacular! Jump roping, acrobatic, ocean scenes, revolutionary symbolism, music, songs, and more. I cannot begin to describe how utterly amazing the show was.
We came back to the hotel - the Yang Gak Do International Hotel - and settled in for the night.
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