Chollima Statue, Pyongyang

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: safety first of all

...Air Koryo is the name of the national carrier of the Democratic Republic of Korea (better known as North Korea) and practically is the only transportation system available if you wish to visit, for business or leisure, this country unless you are ready to take a long trip on board of a not really confortable train from Beijing, China to Pyongyang. Air Koryo is a name adopted in recent years as in the past the carrier name was CAAK (Civic Aviation Association of Korea). New name but very old fleet composed by a vintage collection of Russian aircrafts. Four Ilyushin 62, two Tupolev 134, two Tupolev 154, two Ilyushin 18, eight Antonov 24. Their average age is around 30 years. Due to the embargo and the poor economy in the country Air Koryo has great difficulties to arrange spare parts for its aircraft, so recently they have been forced... Read review

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Advantages: Boat ride and views
Disadvantages: Cant go into statue iself and long queues going through security checks

...The Statue of Liberty is definately something you have to see if you go to New York or "Liberty Enlightening the World" which it is also known as. Outside the ticket offices there are people dressed up as the statue of liberty were you can get your photo taken however you will have to pay them a donation which aint much. My sis pretended that he didnt get the photo the first time so e had a few pictures (she definately wanted value for money) lol! Once you pay you have to go through security checks before you get onto the boat over to see the statue. Once on the boat the views from the water were fantastic we got some great photos. What surprised me was that the statue was alot smaller than I had initially thought. Once onto the island where the statue is you can get some great photos of the skyline. You can not actualy go... Read review

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Advantages: Free transport around the Statue
Disadvantages: Not able to access the statue any longer since 9/11

...This time when I visited New York I made sure that I got on the ferrry passed the Statue of Liberty so I could get some pictures as the one's I had obtained last time were awful. The Statue of Liberty itself or should I say Liberty Enlightening the World as it is otherwise known. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from France in recognition of their friendship that was created during the American Revolution and on October 28th 1986 the Statue of Liberty celebrated her 100th birthday. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty and that was the gift from the French to the Americans The statue was eventually completed in France in 1884 in the July and arrived at New York Harbour in June 1885. In October 1886 the statue was unveiled by President Grover Cleveland in front of spectators. The statue... Read review

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