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Transfer at Admiralty

Girls at a Children's Palace in Pyongyang playing the song "Arirang" on accordions.

A band performing at one of Pyongyang's Children's Palaces. The song is "Thunder on Jong Il Peak".

The fifth straight night of fireworks, and they're especially loud tonight.

The fifth night of Chinese New Year, and I am decidedly turning into a Scrooge. Note the low altitude of explosions. Most of these are being set of...

Shanghai neighbourhood 18 Feb 2007

Shanghai neighbourhood, 1:00 am 18 February 2007

During the festivities, a friend dropped a rather large explosive the wrong way down the firing tube. Listen for the "Aiyo!" shortly after the firs...