OLIVER JOEST

Tag: People

  • Dancing at Moranbong

    Dancing at Moranbong

    The Moranbong park in the middle of Pyongyang is the place to be for two reasons. On weekends the elder inhabitants of the capital find their way to a complex on top of the hill to perform folklore dances. A very nice place to have a picknick with a few bottles of beer after another…

  • Metro of Pyongyang

    Metro of Pyongyang

     The metro of Pyongyang lies deep beyond the surface. At 100 meters depth the escalators running down are very steep and take their time to deliver their passengers to the underground stations. The stations themselves (I was able to visit 3 of them in total) are beautiful displays of colorful propaganda and depictions. There are…

  • At the olympic stadium swimming pool

    At the olympic stadium swimming pool

    Today i roamed the riverside with no special destination when I came across what appeared to be an olympic village. The complex was built for the 1963 south-east asian games but was never used as the political situation back then did not allow the games to take place. I found access to the swimming pool area…