North Korean street slogan

North Korea is mysterious because people rarely have the opportunity to get close to this country, and traveling to North Korea is undoubtedly one of the most direct and simple ways.

Many people want to travel to North Korea, but they don't know how to get there.

It's actually quite simple. Traveling to North Korea is different from going to other countries. At first, I thought it would be complicated and tedious. Only when I went did I find myself worrying too much. The whole process is extremely convenient, even during the trip, I don't need to spend a penny.

My trip to North Korea still stems from a sentence from my colleague, who came back from North Korea and brought us different feedback:

In 20 19, my parents and I went to a local party. In the bustle, someone proposed to visit North Korea next door, but I didn't expect to get the consent of someone there.

It is best to play Japan when choosing a day. After that, someone immediately contacted the travel agency, and the trip to North Korea was immediately put on the agenda.

It happened that I was on vacation at that time, so I couldn't wait to apply to the company to stay for two more days, so that I could follow my parents to see the mysterious and individual socialist country.

There are two ways to travel to North Korea: by train and by plane. Although the plane is very fast, not many people choose it, and more tourists like to travel by train.

Along the way, in addition to crossing the prestigious Yalu River Bridge, the villages and characteristic buildings along the way can also reflect the truest side of North Korea more intuitively.

As a country, North Korea is not open and free because of its internal national conditions. If you want to go to North Korea, you can only join one group. When you arrive in North Korea, you will be received by two travel agencies.

Of course, there are still some tourists who are curious about North Korea and are not satisfied with fixed scenic spots and routes. There is also a project called "customized tour", but the price of this customized tour is many times higher.

It's not easy to go to North Korea. Our party arrived in Dandong, the border city of China, one day ahead of schedule and stayed there for one night. We also visited the magnificent Yalu River and the broken bridge on it.

The next day, I boarded the special train to Pyongyang, a green leather train with great historical charm.

The newly-built Yalu River steel bridge is also very distinctive, with a train track on one side and a car runway on the other. Within a few minutes, it arrived in Sinuiju, the border city of North Korea, where the entry and exit formalities for North Korea were handled.

North Korean soldiers in uniform will come up in turn to check all passengers' luggage and articles, focusing on electronic products with GPRS function.

The train stopped at Sinuiju Station for about two hours and finally left for Pyongyang at a slow speed.

It is only 220 kilometers from Sinuiju to Pyongyang, but it takes nearly 6 hours to travel, which may be the reason for the special tourist train. However, some uncles in the same trade said that this is the reason for North Korea's one-way railway, so it can't get up quickly.

In fact, slowness is not a bad thing. Everyone came with the mentality of traveling, so they were not worried at all. On the contrary, the scenery along the way made everyone talk about Kan Kan.

This kind of photo not only reminds my parents of interesting things in the 1980s and 1990s, but also makes many photographers pick up their cameras and press the shutter as quickly as possible.

It's past six o'clock in the evening at Pyongyang Railway Station. Two beautiful North Korean tour guides have been waiting at Pyongyang Railway Station, and then they will lead everyone to have dinner together.

Tonight's dinner is special. In order to welcome foreign guests from afar, many special performances have been prepared for us. The color photos of Korean girls also left a deep impression on everyone.

North Korea provides two kinds of hotels for foreign guests, one is a super hotel and the other is a first-class hotel. Prices vary from 300 to 500 (different days).

Yangjiao Island Hotel was built in the 1990s with a modern appearance, but the layout of the hotel is still the same as that in the 1980s and 1990s.

On the way to the hotel, the tour guide began to explicitly ask everyone not to leave the group privately when traveling the next day. The visa and passport are with the tour guide. If you leave this group, you can't prove your identity.

We stayed at Yangjiao Island Hotel. There were disposable slippers and toiletries in the room, but there were few TV programs.

When I went to North Korea, there was no signal on my mobile phone, only the function of the camera was left. The foreign-related shops on the first floor of the hotel can make international long-distance calls, but the telephone charges are more expensive.

When traveling to North Korea, people are most curious about the consumption level of North Korea.

The average monthly income of North Korean workers is only about that of 600 yuan. At this wage level, many people will think that their domestic consumption level must be very low, but this is not the case.

But if you go to the store to buy other things, the situation is different. We also consulted the tour guide, and the price is still relatively expensive.

Along the way, we saw that it is very common for Koreans to ride bicycles, and some of them ride electric bicycles.

Pedestrians on the streets of North Korea wear simple clothes. Like their parents when they were young, most men have flat heads, and their clothes are mainly in black and gray tones. Most women wear dresses and high heels.

A careful female tourist in our group also discovered a secret:

There are no pedestrians wearing jeans in North Korea. Married couples will wear military uniforms and their unique Korean costumes. Western wedding dresses are not popular there.

The Friendship Tower between China and North Korea is a place to commemorate the martyrs. There are 10 volumes of martyrs' books and many murals around it, which record many historical events in North Korea.

There are many children in the Youth Cultural Palace. They study culture in the morning and come here in the afternoon to cultivate their interest.

Wanshoutai, a place where tour guides can look serious, is also the most suitable place to take pictures.

Taking the subway to North Korea is almost a must for every group. It is the deepest subway in the world, with a depth of over 65,438+000 meters. It was built in 1968, and it is said that it was built with the help of China and the Soviet Union.

Theme tower, not too impressive. You need tickets from 40 yuan to climb the tower, but you will have a panoramic view of the whole of North Korea.

Finally, Arirang's super-large performance, the venue is very large, and it is also listed in the world record. The whole performance needs 65,438+10,000 people to participate.

Of course, there are other important scenic spots, such as People's Learning Hall, Liu Jing Hotel, Arc de Triomphe, Miaoxiangshan, Zhao Pu Temple, Wanjingtai, Museum and Sungkyunkwan.

The group meal of the whole trip is very rich, and each meal is different. There is meat and soup, and the supporting services are also first-class.

North Korean dishes are mostly cold and pickled. For example, every household will pickle kimchi, and North Korea's hot and sour cold noodles are also quite delicious.

The streets are clean, at least the places we see are clean, and we seldom see garbage and sanitation workers.

The roads in Pyongyang are wide and there are few traffic jams and private cars. The tour guide said that only athletes or people who have made contributions to the country will be equipped with private cars.

In the whole city, there are few billboards, but there are many slogans and portraits along the street, much like the illustrations in the current primary school Chinese textbooks, showing the whole spirit of the city to tourists.

There are also some very beautiful large-scale buildings in the suburbs of Pyongyang, such as the staff dormitory in Future Scientist Street, which is specially allocated for scientists and university teachers in their country to live in, and they can feel their great respect for teachers and scientific and technological personnel.

Some people laughed and said that North Korea is a country that can travel without money. Local products and souvenirs are purchased voluntarily and there will be no compulsory consumption.

Before I came to North Korea, I always thought that North Korea was poor and had a very limited life. Later, I learned that their education, medical care and housing are free, and there is no pressure in their lives. Just make a contribution to the country wholeheartedly.

The feeling that the Korean people gave me was optimistic and cheerful, and everyone's face was filled with happy smiles. No wonder North Korea is rated as one of the countries with the highest happiness index in the world.