While many people have visited Pyongyang over the past few decades, very few have lived in North Korea’s capital for an extended period of time.

Life there has its ups and downs, a diplomat who was posted in the DPRK from 2015 until recently told NK News, marked by restrictions and, oftentimes, isolation.

In this first part of a two-part series, we explore daily life in Pyongyang for foreigners, how much interaction with locals is permitted, and what diplomats can do for fun on a Friday night out in the DPRK capital.

“There are few places in the world