Travel website Fathom is instagramming from North Korea, and they've graciously allowed us to republish some of their photos here.
Whether walking to school, taking the Metro, or picnicking in a park, these photos show that daily life in North Korea isn't so different than life elsewhere.
Here are 9 photos from Fathom's instagram account. We've included their captions here.
Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang:
Locals reading the daily paper in the Pyongyang metro:Local kids on their way to water a park walking past the circus in Pyongyang:Pulling pints in the local version of a KFC:Taesongsan Park in Pyongyang. Today is mayday holiday. There's a folk festival going on here this morning:Local kids playing a basketball funfair game at Taesongsan Park:Pleasure boaters in front of the fancy part of Pyongyang:Shooting range in Pyongyang:East Pyongyang, a mostly residential part of the city. Shot from the Juche Tower (a 150m stone tower):
