DPRK blues: Water shortages and going shopping in Pyongyang



Features DPRK blues: Water shortages and going shopping in Pyongyang Haemaji is full of things that I'd never seen in North Korea: smoked salmon, couscous, and Diet Coke Camila Stub July 23, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pyongyang apartment by m•o•m•o on 2012-03-10 01:52:10 This is the third part of a weekly series written by a former development worker in North Korea. Read part one here and part two here. AUGUST 2012 The Bulgarian compound, where I live, was completed in 1988. Apparently, until the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Bulgarian diplomatic mission was huge. The embassy alone is a building of several stories, then there is the former residence of the ambassador, and finally the houses for the diplomatic corps. 16 flats – a lot of people. Now the Bulgarian mission in Pyongyang is basically a one-man-show, the buildings are rented to © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

Features

DPRK blues: Water shortages and going shopping in Pyongyang

Haemaji is full of things that I'd never seen in North Korea: smoked salmon, couscous, and Diet Coke

Camila Stub July 23, 2017

DPRK blues: Water shortages and going shopping in Pyongyang

Pyongyang apartment by m•o•m•o on 2012-03-10 01:52:10

This is the third part of a weekly series written by a former development worker in North Korea. Read part one here and part two here.

AUGUST 2012

The Bulgarian compound, where I live, was completed in 1988. Apparently, until the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Bulgarian diplomatic mission was huge. The embassy alone is a building of several stories, then there is the former residence of the ambassador, and finally the houses for the diplomatic corps. 16 flats – a lot of people.

Now the Bulgarian mission in Pyongyang is basically a one-man-show, the buildings are rented to

DPRK blues: Water shortages and going shopping in Pyongyang

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by

One more step!

Error!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Camila Stub

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –