Pyongyang

Downtown Pyongyang

P'y?ngyang (Pyeongyang) is the capital city of North Korea, and is situated on the Taedong River in the Northwest of the country.


	pyongyang Travel Guide : 1 Get in 2 Get around 3 See 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 8.1 Budget 8.2 Mid-range 8.3 Splurge 9 Get out 10 External links

Get in

Nearly all visitors arrive either by plane or train.

Visitors to North Korea will need to be accompanied by an accred guide, who will arrange where you can visit.

The Pyongyang Metro.
The 20 meter high bronze statue of the Great Leader Kim Il-Sung at Mansudae.
The Children's Palace.
The Juche Tower.
Mangyongdae, the birthplace of Kim Il Sung.
The USS Pueblo, the captured American vessel.
The stamp shop next to the Koryo Hotel on Changwang St.

Pyolmuri, Changkwang Street, 1 (http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200507/kt2005072419414611680.htm). North Korea's first Italian restaurant, offering pasta and pizza. Mains €1.50-2.50.

This will be arranged by your tour company.

No known places accept foreign tourists.

Yanggakdo Hotel - This is where most tourists in Pyongyang end up staying. It is situated on Yanggakdo Island, in the middle of the Taedong River. It is 47 stories tall, has several restaurants (including a revolving restaurant on the top), and a kitsch casino in the basement where you can watch Chinese gamblers go wild.
Koryo Hotel (Changwang St.) has 45 floors and over 500 rooms. Centrally located in downtown Pyongyang.

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