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North Korea: Tears Into Crystal Into Marble

Aussie Flyertalker bensyd hooked up with Koryo Tours for a trip to North Korea, and apparently lived to tell about it. His message board post incited a bit of riot, but we'll steer clear of politics and just serve you with the cold, hard, and hilarious facts.

Most of the ridiculosity involves Kim Il Sung, but is there anything in North Korea that doesn't involve him? Moreover, what isn't ridiculous about a dead guy being crowned "eternal" president of a country? Bensyd reports:

On awards decorating Kim's palace

There is also an honourary degree from "Kensington University, USA" A google search on this revealed it had since lost its license for handing out degrees it was not entitled to.

...and on an audio tour of the palace

Next room is surely one of the highlights of the trip. To tell you the truth I cannot remember exactly what was in the room but as you enter you are given a small cassette player which has a commentary about KIS on it in English narrated by an English guy. The guy becomes more and more hysterical as he is speaking, at one point describing how "the people of the world were so devastated at the Great Leaders death that they wept tears that turned to crystal that became part of the marble you now stand on".

He's also got a Photobucket account with pictures of his trip. Of course, you shouldn't expect to see anything besides officially approved photo sites. Feel free to address us as "Dear Blogger" in the comments from now on.

[Photo: deckwalker]

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