Almost every tourist had a snooze on the long bus ride back into Pyongyang from Kaesong. Many tour members had spent the previous night drinking and singing until the wee hours at the heritage hotel. Even those who didn't were feeling the effects of a grueling ten days in North Korea.
As we entered Pyongyang on the Reunification Highway we stopped at the Arch Of Reunification, which serves as the wallpaper of this blog! The massive arch consists of two symmetrical female figures holding up a unified map of Korea over the highway. If you look at the right hand base of the arch you can see me as a reference point to give you an idea of how large the monument is.By the time we arrived in central Pyongyang it was late in the afternoon, but both groups headed to Moran Hill Park. After Thursday's satisfying experience I requested that Group B return on the Sunday so that those who chose the circus could have a chance to interact with the locals. After hearing about this members of Group A demanded the same... so an intimidating combined group of 34 foreigners (plus guides) roamed Moran Hill Park.
Sunday is the only day off work for North Koreans so Moran Hill Park would have been well patronised earlier in the day, but by the time we had arrived it was well past 5pm and there was not a lot to see. However we ended up at the pavilion with the traditional music/dancing, where the hardiest souls were still partying the afternoon away. I was glad to see those absent on our first visit have fun there dancing with the locals:
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| Traditional music pavilion, on our second visit to Moran Hill Park. (Photo courtesy of Tim) |
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