Our exhausting but exhilarating North Hamgyong road trip was almost at an end. In the morning we were to endure a two hour bus ride back to Orang to catch our charter flight to Pyongyang, where we would settle in for three consecutive nights.
On the way to the airport we stopped for some scenic coastal photos, and saw more of the gritty countryside. Upon arrival at Orang airport some of the MiG fighter jets we saw on Monday were actually taking off, flying around, and landing. I saw this as a rare treat as I read in the outside world that due to aviation fuel shortages North Korean air force pilots only receive twenty hours of flying time each year. Tim speculated that maybe they were training in front of tourists deliberately. Our Air Koryo 'plane took off after the fighter jets settled back down.
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| "Wildlife preservation area", on our way to Orang airport. |
Back at Pyongyang we checked back into the Yanggakdo Hotel, and lunch was served at the revolving restaurant on the top floor (47th). The revolution did not actually begin until the meal was served, and did noticeably stop a couple of times, but the vista was amazing. We even had a chance to take in the sight of the southern part of the city, which was the "unglamorous" view not available from our hotel rooms.
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| Kim Il Sung square, people practising for something or other. |
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| Our lunch at the Yanggakdo Hotel revolving restaurant. |
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