In North Korea, there is no public lighting, and people use very low wattage bulbs in their houses. The North Korean capital is as surreal by night as it is by day. Due to the fuel crisis there's hardly any traffic to be heard after dark, and nightlife is virtually non-existent. Only monuments are lit during local festivities. Every hour, on the hour, from 6 am to midnight, loudspeakers blast out a patriotic song. Tourists are totally forbidden from leaving their hotels to walk around town, even though Pyongyang is safe, that's the rule."
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Young koreans hold up colored display cards to form a background image for a performance of North Korea's Mass Games on September 12, 2008. The Mass Games are designed to entertain or celebrate holidays, and place emphasis on group dynamics rather than individual prowess. This particular show's name is "Prosper the Motherland!", dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, celebrated on September 9th.
A North Korean propaganda village is seen from the Yeolsoe Observatory in the southern limited line in Yeoncheon, South Korea, about 62 km (39 miles) north of Seoul August 27, 2008.
A North Korean man paddles his boat along the banks of the Yalu River in front of one of the the destroyed bridges that once linked China and North Korea, near the town of Qing Cheng, located around 50 kilometres north of the Chinese border city of Dandong September 12, 2008.
A female soldier walks on a road in the countryside. Photographer Eric Lafforgue: "I do not know where they go, I do not know what they do, but when you're in the countryside, you see many soldiers walking... far from anything."
Apartment houses in North Korea are seen across the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas from Kimpo city, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008.
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North Korea (High Res Pics)
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A boat carrying North Korean soldiers travels along the Yalu River towards the North Korean town of Qing Cheng, located around 50 kilometres north of the Chinese border city of Dandong September 12, 2008.
A North Korean man comes down a ladder in front of an abandoned factory complex along the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Qing Cheng, September 12, 2008.
A female North Korean soldier peers out from behind a tree as she patrols the border fence along the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Qing Cheng, near the Chinese border city of Dandong September 12, 2008.
A combination photo shows a North Korean soldier preparing his gun as a tourist boat approaches while he sits with fellow soldiers outside an army installation on the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong September 13, 2008.
Eric Lafforgue: "The highways in North Korea are huge and carless. Planes could land there. You can even see kids playing in the middle of the road. Security is a major problem because children and old people are not used to seeing cars, so they cross over the roads at any time, without watching out for oncoming traffic. The only cars you can see sometimes on highways are military ones, and most of them are stopped by the side of road, broken down. Or you can also see brand new Mercedes cars belonging to the North Korean officials passing by at very high speeds."
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Would like to rip my car down that highway, but I would not like to visit north korea.
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High-level North Korean officials take part in a mass meeting celebrating the country's 60th birthday in this picture distributed by North Korea's official news agency KCNA in Pyongyang September 8, 2008. The portrait in the huge North Korean national flag is the state founder and "Great Leader" Kim-Il Sung. The right side letters read, "Celebrate 60th birthday". North Korea's foundation day falls on September 9, 2008.
North Korean citizens and soldiers participate in celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of North Korea in Pyongyang, September 9, 2008, in this picture distributed by North Korea's official news agency KCNA, September 10, 2008.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, female soldiers march across the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, while citizens hold up colorful bundles to form a large display on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008.
North Korean soldiers parade through Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008.
Female soldiers and their antiaircraft artillery parade through Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. North Korea marked the 60th anniversary of its founding Tuesday amid news reports that the communist country's leader Kim Jong Il did not attend a closely watched parade amid recent speculation that he may be ill.
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A boat carrying North Korean soldiers travels along the Yalu River towards the North Korean town of Qing Cheng, located around 50 kilometres north of the Chinese border city of Dandong September 12, 2008.
A female North Korean soldier peers out from behind a tree as she patrols the border fence along the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Qing Cheng, near the Chinese border city of Dandong September 12, 2008.
A combination photo shows a North Korean soldier preparing his gun as a tourist boat approaches while he sits with fellow soldiers outside an army installation on the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong September 13, 2008.
Two North Korean soldiers observe the south side at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008.
Thousands of North Korean people gather to watch and participate in a military parade through Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008.
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Eric Lafforgue: "Pyongyang view, taken from Yanggakdo hotel. You can find a famous satellite picture on the net showing a map of the Korean peninsula by night, with a huge difference between the north and south. In North Korea, there is no public lighting, and people use very low wattage bulbs in their houses. The North Korean capital is as surreal by night as it is by day. Due to the fuel crisis there's hardly any traffic to be heard after dark, and nightlife is virtually non-existent. Only monuments are lit during local festivities. Every hour, on the hour, from 6 am to midnight, loudspeakers blast out a patriotic song. Tourists are totally forbidden from leaving their hotels to walk around town, even though Pyongyang is safe, that's the rule."
A North Korean woman washes clothes in front of houses along the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Qing Cheng, September 12, 2008.
A woman carrying a baby on her back rides on a scooter with a North Korean soldier along the banks of the Yalu River near the town of Qing Cheng on September 12, 2008.
Hundreds of young women performing in the September 12, 2008 performance of North Korea's Mass Games.
A child is seen outside a residential building in Pyongyang on April 12th, 2008. Eric Lafforgue: "On this sunday afternoon, all the kids were rehearsing for a Mass Game, and the parents too. So the buildings and and the streets around were totally void...Strange mood."
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