Villa of Kim Ilsung 김일성별장

Villa of Kim Ilsung 김일성별장

After the DMZ we made our way back to the beach and visited a couple of buildings and houses of old presidents. The first was the Castle of Hwaginpo, or Kim Ilsung's villa. Kim Ilsung was a president of North Korea and the castle was summer-house for him, his family, and the communist party for [...]

Hwajinpo Beach 화진포해변

Hwajinpo Beach 화진포해변

The majority of our Saturday was spent around Hwajinpo Beach. The hotel/pension we stayed at was right on the beach, so when our room got too hot we could listen to the waves crash on shore with the window open. In the morning we went down and walked around the beach. It was beautiful and [...]