Air Koryo - The National Airline
No eTicket
Check-in Counter In Beijing
Awaiting Check-In
Flight Details To Pyongyang
Almost Time To Check In
Interior Of The Ilyushin Il-62
On Our Way To Nowhere land (?)
Last Farewell To Beijing
North Korean Crew Transportation
Pyongyang International Airport Parking
A First Glance At North Korean Civilization
Empty Roads, Filled Sidewalks....
More Countryside On The Way To The Hotel
The First Propaganda?
Pedestrian Commuters
The Yanggakdo International Hotel
Hotel Lobby
Aquarium In Lobby
One Of The Hotels' Restaurants
Tortoise Soup, Anyone?
Not A Lot Of Room To Swim...
View From A Room
Namsin-dong District Across The River
A Closer Look
The TV Compound
Unpacking The Microphones
View From The Stage
Familiar Equipment
Another Angle From The Stage
Making Arrangements With The 'Guides'
Still Unpacking Microphones.
Meeting Room
Us vs Them?
Sound Entrance
Second OB Van
The Two OB Vans
The Whole Compound
Ikegami FA-79E Camera
Back Of The Camera
Another Angle Of The Camera
Stage Meeting :)
The Old vs The New
Overview Of Theater
Art Shot
The Theater Lobby Artwork
Statue In Lobby
Book Store In The Hotel
Taedong River With Juche Idea Tower Monument On The Right
Hotel Front Aera With Yanggakdo (9-hole) Golf Course & Pyongyang International Cinema House
Clean & Comfortable Room
Complete With Satellite TV & Crooked Lamp Hoods
More Of The Room (Where Are The Microphone Bugs?)
Bath Tub With Colorful Soap Dish
The Sink
North Korean Engineering
Pyongyang Grand Theater
Kim Il-Sung Square
Local Advertising
Juche Idea Tower From Okryu Bridge
Kim Il-Sung Higher Party School
Central Youth Hall
Boulevard To Party Fountain Monument
East Pyongyang Theater
The Two SNG's
The South Korean Crew
Audio & Video Connection Panel
Cable Drum Compartment
Entering The Production Area
No Shoes Inside!
Careful Adjustment Of The Hanging Mics
And Then There Was Light!
How Many North Koreans Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb?
Taking A Picture Of Taking A Picture
Sabine Wonders....
The Balconies (With Sound Room Window Underneath)
North Korean Audio Mixer
Close-up Of Channel Strip
The Sound Room - Full Of Hired Equipment
The Back-up Mixer (With Two Familiar House Intercoms)
Microphone Splitter
Main And Back-up Multitrack
The Main Mixer
Spot The Fault?
North Korean Support
Production Area - Vision Mixer / Monitor Wall
Production Area - Producer's Position
Discussing The Possibilities..
Familiar Power Socket
Engineering Area
Multiple HDCam Machines
Production Area - Overview
The SSL C200 Audio Mixer
Sound Area - Overview
Front Right KRK Speaker
AES Patch (Notice The Caps In All The Holes)
Close-up Of AES Patch
Custom Built Camera Mic Control Unit
SSL & Monitors
Sound Proof Door To Vision Area
Look Through Window Of Sound Proof Door
VT Rack With SSL Mainframe
SSL Centuri Core
Video Patch (Also With Caps In Unused Holes)
Trolley Bus In Front Of Higher Party School
Yanggakdo Hotel As Seen From Okryu Bridge
Traffic - The Movie
Evening Rush Hour
Sunset On Yanggakdo Hotel
Crew Transportation Vehicle
Hotel Parking Lot
Rest of the Hotel Parking Lot
Hotel Driveway
Elevator Control
South Koreans In Korean Restaurant Of Hotel
Pyongyang By Night
Different Angle, Same Result
Pyongyang Station
Traffic Girl
Another Junction, Another Girl
Monday Morning Rush
People Queuing For Public Transport in Front of Children's Palace
Yet Another Female Traffic Light
Ongnyu Restaurant
Finalizing The Set-up
Tweaking A Camera On Stage
Colleague Posing Before Waterfall Picture In Theater Lobby
Same Picture, Different Lighting
Lucious Chandelier
Moving The Viewfinder Out Of Sight
Almost Ready For the First Rehearsal
Crew Transportation Ready To Take Hungry Crew For Lunch
The First Real Sign That The Orchestra Will Indeed Perform
Making Pictures While Trying To Avoid the Guides
Side View Of Central Youth Hall With Juche Tower In Distance
Almost Ready To Go To Lunch
'East Meets West'
Anybody Home?
And Here?
Ash Tray
Can't Get Enough Of The Traffic Girls, Uh?
Traffic Girl In Action At Kim Il-Sung Square
Sure Beats A Boring Old Traffic Light!
Another Traffic Girl in Action
Big Line For Public Transport
And Then There Was Snow!
Look Straight Down The Hotel
Taedong River Frozen Over
Trolley Bus Depot
Another Look At Pyongyang Station
Typical Street Corner
Bad Weather Traffic
Rain Or Snow? The Girls Are On Duty!
Wet Kim Il-Sung Square
Trolley Bus In Front Of Children's Palace
Controlling Traffic. What Traffic?
People Going To Work
Washing Basins In The Theater
Theater's Toilets
Toilet Sign
Making Final Adjustments
Theater's Comfortable Chairs
Adding A Script Board
Improvising A New Position For Viewfinder
Improvised Script Board (Notice The Colorful Ribbon)
Without Flash
Vision Department In Action
Cycling In The Snow
Bus and North Korean Almost Running Into Our Transportation
Announcement Van?
No Risk Of Accidents
Korean National History Museum At Kim Il-Sung Square
The Juche Idea Tower In The Snow
Rehearsal Going On
Rehearsal Going On 2
Raising The American Flag In North Korea
It Got Up Without Accidents
Of course It Attracted Media Attention
A Korean Member Of The Orchestra Gets Interviewed By CNN
It Takes A Lot Of People For A Single Interview
The Interviewer, CNN's Christiane Amanpour
Wireless Intercom Station
Another Wireless Intercom Station
Falling Asleep Under A Watchful Eye
Crew Lunch Room Inside The Theater
After Lunch Nap
Like Father, Like Son
Close-up Of Audio Connection Panel (Notice Connector Caps Again)
Video Connection Panel (Also With Connector Caps)
Guess What?!
It's A Tent!
And Double The Size We're Used To!
After Concert Gala Dinner In Hotel
The Banquet Room
The Head Waitress
Serving Our First Course
Tonight's Menu
Close-up Of Menu
Waitresses In Traditional Dress
Tonight's Colorful Night (Courtesy Of Orchestra Visit?)
Monuments Are Alight
Sumptuous Breakfast Buffet
Banquet Room Overview
Another Banquet Room Picture
Porters Carrying Out The Orchestra's Luggage....
.....Into A Waiting Truck
The Orchestra's Buses Awaiting Their Passengers
More And More Suitcases
Crew Ready For Excursion Day
Another Fine Day In Pyongyang
The Sun Brings Out Even More People
But Still No Cars
Grand Study House
Central History Museum
Busy Bus Stop In Front Of Children's Palace
Children's Palace Main Building
The Never Finished Ryugyong Hotel
Ryugyong Hotel Standing 330m Tall
A Spooky Landmark
More Road Side Propaganda
Passing Ryugyong Hotel Even Closer
Arrival at Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace
Funky Aquarium
Palace's Entrance Hall Decoration
Waiting For The Show To Start
North Korean Youth Attending As Well
The Opening Ballet
A Warm Welcome To The Western Visitors
'Best Is My Country'
Accordeon Ensemble (Sound Of Music, Anyone?)
Doing Two Songs
Gymnastic Dance
Finale
'We Are Faithful Only To General Kim Jong-Il'
The Choir With English Captions On Overhead Screen
The Great Leader
North Korean Enthusiasm
Do I See A Smile There?
Receiving A Standing Ovation
North Koreans In Traditional Dress Attending
Symbolizing The Barrier Between Cultures?
Theater Overview
Westerners Leaving, Koreans Staying (For What?)
North Korean Space Shuttle?
Or Just A Toy?
Korean Scribblings
Statue In Front Of Mangyongdae Children Palace
Front Facade Of Palace
Foreigners Transportation Vehicles
Tram Passing In Front Of Apartments Block
Second Hand Tram
Tram Rails And Still A Traffic Lady
Outside Vehicle Picture
Traffic Cop Before Roundabout with Pothong Gate
Traffic Lady Signaling Us We Can Continue Onwards
This One Is Waiting For Traffic
People Queuing For 'Something'
Three Foreigners (Sort Of) Mixing With Locals
Yet Another View On Ryugyong Hotel In Its Unfinished Glory
Pyongyang Ice Rink (Kinda Like Disney's Space Mountain, uh?)
View From Changgwangsan Hotel Doorstep
Close-up Traffic Lady Pointing
People's Palace Of Culture
View From Sosong Bridge
In Front Of The Restaurant (To The Left)
Down By The Riverside (Back View of Ice Rink)
Walking & Cycling On The Riverbank
Is It Green? Or Red?
Street Corner
Arrival At Mansudae Grand Monument
20m Bronze Statue Of Kim Il-Sung
First Stop After Getting Married
Posing In Front Of Grand Monument
Who's The Tallest?
Celebrating North Korea's Glory Days
Posing With Party Fountain In Distance
East Pyongyang Theater Across The River
Juche Idea Tower
Grand Monument Overview (With The Museum Of Korean Revolution Behind)
Moranbong Theater (With TV Tower In Distance)
Closer Look At Statue
Presenting (Plastic) Flowers Is A National Tradition
Close-up Of Monument
No Idea What It Says On That Building But It Looks Important With The Exclamation Mark At The End!
Afternoon Crowd On The Sidewalk
One More Look At Pyongyang Station
Juche Idea Monument & May Day Stadium (In Back) Bathing In The Setting Sun
Hotel Casting Its Shadow On The City
Pyongyang Getting Ready For Another (Dark?) Night
Hotel Bowling Alley
Almost As Good As Going Into Town
The 'Regular' Breakfast (Now That The Orchestra Is Gone)
Another Picture Without Flash, Showing The Themed (Not!) Lighting
Packed For The Airport
Ofcourse With One Of Our Guides
The Other Crew Bus On Its Way To The Airport
Look! She's Not On Her Spot!
Risk Of Traffic Jam? Zero!
Working And Getting A Tan! What A Dream Job!
I Think That Means Green...
Another Important Government Announcement
Progressing Through Town
Arch Of Triumph
Passing Through The Arch
Motorcycle Cops
It's Lonely Out There
Gates To Kim Il-Sung Burial Site
Not A Whole Lot Of Traffic Out Here
Built For The Future (Traffic)
Why Use The Cycling Path When You Can Have The Whole Road?
A Local Habit
Outskirts Of Pyongyang
The Great Leader Waving Goodbye
Smiling Friendly As Always
Our Ride Out Of The Country
Erm?!?
Airplane Museum?
Modern Bus To Old Plane
We're Out Of Here!
