Trip to North Korea (DPRK) October, 2007 1 of 4

This is a video that was taken by a North Korean videographer who was with us during our 4 day stay in the DPRK.

This video was taken mostly for the purpose of selling it to us at the end of our stay. Since this video was taken by a DPRK citizen, you will not find many scenes of daily life, but you will at least get an idea of what it looks like inside the most secret country in the world.

We stayed 2 nights in Pyongyang and one night in Kaesong, which is near the Demilitarized Zone.

There were a total of about 30 of us, mostly Americans, divided into 2 groups.

Americans are only allowed into North Korea during the Arirang Mass Games that are held each September and October. We got to see the preformance twice while we were there.

We traveled with Nick Bonner of Koryo Tours, which is based in Beijing, China. Nick is a documentary film maker who has just completed his third film, "Crossing the Line".

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[VeritasTruthEmet]

how much is this trip, i am going to do this for sure if its less than 10k

[zbyszek654]

@VeritasTruthEmet - i'm sure it is less than 10k. when i went the total trip was about 6k and that included about a week in beijing. you can check the prices at koryotours . com.

[no1zgrl4eva]

What a pile of bullshit. The scary things is, these people really think that the rest of the world, who watches this, might even come close to actually believing it is the real thing.

An entire nation brainwashed - but then again, go with the flow or you and 3 generations of your family are tortured before being murdered.

[aikotoba99]

It won't matter. If you go there, do it for the personal adventure. This regime will crumble itself. Your small amount of money won't make a difference.

[CARTER4526]

Flowers must be a flourishing trade in a country otherwise ravaged by all sorts of economic problems. lol.

[TheRNP93]

wow they make tourists put flowers down for kim il sun and then bow for him? thats insane

[cheerfulerik]

North Korea is the "land of morning come"? I thought that was my bedroom during high school...

[mechatech70]

@woody231979 You honor me. And thank *you*. It is nice, as you said, to meet somebody who reasons rather than simply abuses comebacks used many times before. This has been fun, to be honest. Have a good day, and in the long run, a good life, for you obviously know your beliefs, and what you think is right. That is more than many people can say, and it should take you far (in my opinion). Good day, sir. Good day.

[woody231979]

@mechatech70 Thanks for the conversation. I hope you get to go to North Korea for the reasons you stated. Those seem like good reasons to go.

[woody231979]

@mechatech70 continued...placate me....I was just hoping to derive some kind of meaningful reason for another human being to go there. I appreciate the long winded answer, You are wise for a 16 year old. I am always glad to see someone as young as yourself using intellect and conversation to make a point instead of snide remarks and immaturity as a lot seem to do online. I hope that didn't sound condescending. You may be much wiser than I am and I am much older than you.

[woody231979]

@mechatech70 I do give humans more credit, I just get disappointed when they don't use their brains more often. I do see more of your points and reasoning for going. " to see what is, why it is, and how we could avoid making the places where we live as the places which are of rotten stone" makes a lot more sense to me. I guess I was hoping that there was more than a reason than to seek a thrill or adventure. I am glad that is the reason you want to go, not that your answer needs to satisfy or

[woody231979]

@mechatech70 but we don''t reject it. We allow ourselves to accept it as the normal way or our "species", like we have no choice and it's just "our way" or "who we are". I reject that. We are better than giving in to our primitive behaviors. We are more than that and have evolved. I am one to believe that a lot of this negativity that we find ourselves to fascinated with, that is practically spoom fed to us, we all eventually fade out of society.

[mechatech70]

@woody231979 Ah, but there I go trying to sound wise again. I am tired, so I will stop writing now. I realize I am long winded, and I am sorry to have made you read this. But look at my words and I hope you will find the truth. I will analyze what you have said as well, though not only with logic. Sir or madam, I wish you a life worthy of a king, and filled with happiness, for that is what I feel is the right thing to do. Good day.

[mechatech70]

@woody231979 bit of wisdom I have residing in me, which admittedly is not much, that I would go for a thrill. You do not give people enough credit. Rather, you sit and analyze logically. Logic is a powerful tool, but it is not the most important tool. Beware that you do not base your life on logic alone, but rather on wisdom, logic, and emotion. For we are not robots, but living creatures. And without emotion, and without strange urges whic are hard to explain, we do not live, but instead exist.