tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post3506774624805898894..comments2024-02-20T21:55:45.986-08:00Comments on The forbidden railway: Vienna - Pyongyang 윈 - 모스크바 - 두만강 - 평양: Pyongyang and Mt. MyohyangHelmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06734606632906556425noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-2638614010192544132016-09-11T05:32:22.299-07:002016-09-11T05:32:22.299-07:00Thank you for your trip blog. Thank you for your trip blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-28198249506122920082015-08-30T11:48:40.060-07:002015-08-30T11:48:40.060-07:00Hey, what you did here on this blog is just WONDER...Hey, what you did here on this blog is just WONDERFUL!<br /><br />I just wondered one thing: on this picture you posted (http://imageshack.com/i/idZHbqLQj) about the stamps with trains on them, there seems (at least to me) to be an Italian locomotive feautured on one of them (the stamp with "75" on it, with the red/white/green loco), which suspiciously looks (even down to the paint scheme) like the E464 locomotive from Trenitalia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FS_Class_E.464). <br />Given that they run on 3kV DC and 1435 mm, which seems to be the standard for North Korean railways, could it be that they are being imported?<br /><br />Thanks :-)RAD750https://www.blogger.com/profile/08560897634950717486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-56740369890573102772012-10-25T12:00:00.055-07:002012-10-25T12:00:00.055-07:00Your travel reports through Siberia to North Korea...Your travel reports through Siberia to North Korea was so interested. Especially detailed informations with pictures. I was visited North Korea via Beijing over 10 years ago.<br />That time, I traveled Pyung Yang and Mt. Kumgang (Diamond) also North Part you passed through from Russia border. But your pictures remind me clearly that trip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-53780774249917769872012-02-02T16:49:43.980-08:002012-02-02T16:49:43.980-08:00Hallo =)
Bin auch durch Zufall auf deinen Blog ges...Hallo =)<br />Bin auch durch Zufall auf deinen Blog gestoßen, weil ich Bilder von Pyongyang gegoogelt habe, da ich mich sehr für das (alltägliche) Leben in Nordkorea interssieren und das alles so gern einmal sehen würde. Ich finde deine Berichte klasse... die Bilder sind wirklich der Wahnsinn! (Krass, dass ihr einfach so viele machen konntet?!). Vielen, vielen Dank, dass du das hier auf deinem Blog mit uns teilst und ich werde mich noch weiter umsehen (ich komme übrigens schon seit fast einer Stunde nicht mehr davon weg ;)).<br />Danke nochmal und ganz liebe Grüße aus Deutschland!Ernanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-53064938064309412072011-05-17T15:35:23.361-07:002011-05-17T15:35:23.361-07:00Hi Helmut, the green, 1m-gauge tramway is probably...Hi Helmut, the green, 1m-gauge tramway is probably an old tramway from Zagreb (the only city I know that uses 1m gauge). See http://www.6-tram.ch/SM65.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMK_101 for more details (the doors of the 101 come with a variety of windows; this must depend on the series, I guess).Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994995604313880134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-65614396454324635312010-02-12T16:49:04.404-08:002010-02-12T16:49:04.404-08:00@ First Last
My understanding is that no-one is go...@ First Last<br />My understanding is that no-one is going to be in trouble because even the NK tourists on the trail were not encountered by accident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-14958427440458931582010-01-21T18:08:46.442-08:002010-01-21T18:08:46.442-08:00I'm enjoying reading your trip report...so far...I'm enjoying reading your trip report...so far the best report of a trip to North Korea that I've read. But one thing bothers me....you were taken to the shrine to honour the remains of Kim Il-sung,you bowed to his corpse and were respectful,as is expected. Doesn't it then concern you that westerners like you guys could be being used as propaganda tools by the DPRK regime to prove to North Korean people that even westerners love the 'great' and 'dear' leaders?Rob Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-84781072215569992072009-04-06T09:27:00.000-07:002009-04-06T09:27:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing that, very interesting.Thanks for sharing that, very interesting.migrationologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350106206667720006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-7088242193658563342009-04-05T15:59:00.000-07:002009-04-05T15:59:00.000-07:00@First Last:Regarding potential "bloodshed" - the ...@First Last:<BR/>Regarding potential "bloodshed" - the people of the travel agency, with which we booked the stay inside North Korea, know of this travelogue on the internet, they read each part carefully and didn't ask me to remove anything. I think they have more experience with North Korean and they know about the potential risks of such travelogues, but they just asked me not to publish details about the relationsship to the guides.<BR/><BR/>I'm also in contact with Leonid Petrov (a NK-expert at the Australian National University, see http://leonidpetrov.wordpress.com/) , he also read the travelogue and I'm sure he would have warned me, if he had considered it too dangerous for someone.<BR/><BR/>However, I will double-check with the travel agency and Mr Petrov again.Helmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734606632906556425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-42000261746814660052009-04-05T15:48:00.000-07:002009-04-05T15:48:00.000-07:00Absolutely fantastic! Especially the photos of the...Absolutely fantastic! Especially the photos of the exotic-looking trains and their engines.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697707281959772624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-61479331633019222172009-04-05T15:37:00.000-07:002009-04-05T15:37:00.000-07:00Incredible story -- this should be turned into a m...Incredible story -- this should be turned into a movie documentary! Thanks for writing this up.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799492829654632979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-62435310707056984472009-04-05T15:15:00.000-07:002009-04-05T15:15:00.000-07:00Simply Excellent! Btw I laughed when you said Kore...Simply Excellent! Btw I laughed when you said Korean women are quite attractive. ;)Ghaus Iftikharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610470819068790754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-71653002100145946522009-04-05T13:48:00.000-07:002009-04-05T13:48:00.000-07:00Thank you very much for this travel report. You ma...Thank you very much for this travel report. You made a good service for the world. Greetings from Brazil!rzgabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538482405136884284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-53053311433236909312009-04-05T10:45:00.000-07:002009-04-05T10:45:00.000-07:00Fantastic trip report, thank you so much for shari...Fantastic trip report, thank you so much for sharing! This world is a fascinating one and it seems there are still adventurers among us. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-49972009542305820232009-04-05T10:05:00.001-07:002009-04-05T10:05:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.First Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176830021484563797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-16795038368195947652009-04-05T10:05:00.000-07:002009-04-05T10:05:00.000-07:00I cringe at the thought of potential bloodshed tha...I cringe at the thought of potential bloodshed that such public posting of this may cost (in addition to what may have already been implied in the disclaimer). Any coolness factor of this internet posting is far far far outweighed by the consequences. This is beyond inconsiderate; this is horrendously irresponsible.I urge you to consider removing pictures with identifiable faces at the least. Haven't we learned enough about how N.K operates?First Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176830021484563797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-55507501610380059092009-03-22T10:32:00.000-07:002009-03-22T10:32:00.000-07:00Very nice!!!Very nice!!!nicolai perjesihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748497602022665855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-74448006521774729312009-03-18T22:55:00.000-07:002009-03-18T22:55:00.000-07:00It was great, man! I'm from Moscow, my wife is fro...It was great, man! I'm from Moscow, my wife is from Irkutsk area, and we both want to visit DPRK. Your trip was great, I doubt anyone can do the same actuallyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325847359580794491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-73171758838583398002009-03-18T22:54:00.000-07:002009-03-18T22:54:00.000-07:00It was great, man! I'm from Moscow, my wife is fro...It was great, man! I'm from Moscow, my wife is from Irkutsk area, and we both want to visit DPRK. Your trip was great, I doubt anyone can do the same actually...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325847359580794491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-14691141233907368652009-03-18T11:24:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:24:00.000-07:00wow, I'm amazed by our pictures Pyongyang. I'd lov...wow, I'm amazed by our pictures Pyongyang. I'd love to visit the city, but I have no idea how to enter the country. but I will find out once, I hopeLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964799027494736272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-60982007424122413472009-03-12T14:27:00.000-07:002009-03-12T14:27:00.000-07:00Excellent trip, great report and photos from this ...Excellent trip, great report and photos from this unknown country! I really appreciate!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703201259877648587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-83679015646109394362009-03-07T13:33:00.000-08:002009-03-07T13:33:00.000-08:00Man, no doubt you caused huge havoc among NK secur...Man, no doubt you caused huge havoc among NK security and military people...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-60333835284874424062009-02-17T00:33:00.000-08:002009-02-17T00:33:00.000-08:00great trip report and great photos . thank you . i...great trip report and great photos . thank you . i got the link to your blog here , http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=59337 , youre welcome to join us discussing worldwide railways there . Davidsolardbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934549597929081012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1916047723104242528.post-55472081218087123282009-02-07T00:48:00.000-08:002009-02-07T00:48:00.000-08:00Great documentary!!! Thank you so much. My wife wa...Great documentary!!! Thank you so much. My wife was from Khabarovsk and I was from Hong Kong. Now we live in Washington DC and it is great to see your trip in photos. Excellent!RMCVSuckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615191302383046337noreply@blogger.com