A North Korean woman balances a backpack on her head as she walks along a rural road outside the eastern coastal city of Wonsan , North Korea on Thursday , Oct . 8 , 2011 . AP / David Guttenfelder North Koreans enjoy a ride at the Kaeson Youth Amusement Park in Pyongyang , North Korea on Wednesday , Oct . 26 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Koreans prepare meals at a fast food restaurant at the Kaeson Youth Amusement Park in Pyongyang , North Korea on Wednesday , Oct . 26 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderFamily photos of a North Korean farmer named Kim Kyo Son hang on a wall inside a farm house near the town of Sariwon , North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 25 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA woman pushes a bicycle along a road past farm houses near the town of Sariwon , North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 25 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean man rides a bicycle along a road past farm fields at a collective farm near the town of Sariwon , North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 25 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean commuters look out from the rear window of a trolley car in Pyongyang , North Korea on Monday , Oct . 24 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderClouds hang over the city of Pyongyang viewed through a window from a hotel on Yanggakdo Island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang , North Korea on Monday , Oct . 24 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean figure skaters train at an ice rink in Pyongyang , North Korea on Monday , Oct . 24 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderThe sky turns shades of purple over the 105 - story Ryugyong Hotel , which remains under construction , as the sun sets over Pyongyang , North Korea on Monday , Oct . 24 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean soccer fans cheer for their national team during a World Cup qualifying match between North Korea and Uzbekistan at Pyongyang ' s Yanggakdo Stadium , North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 11 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean soldier and soccer fans stand at the entrance gate into Pyongyang ' s Yanggakdo Stadium before a match in North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 11 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA newborn North Korean baby girl lies in crib in her mother ' s hospital room inside Pyongyang Maternity Hospital in Pyongyang , North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 11 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean dentists care for a woman inside a maternity hospital in Pyongyang , North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 11 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean nurse speaks by video conference and telephone to a doctor inside a maternity hospital in Pyongyang , North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 11 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean construction workers rebuild a section of the Mansudae neighborhood of Pyongyang , North Korea on Tuesday , Oct . 11 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean women enjoy folk dancing at a Pyongyang city square in North Korea to celebrate the 66 th anniversary of the communist nation ' s ruling Workers ' Party on Monday , Oct . 10 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean men pay their respects in front of a statue of the late North Korean President Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang , North Korea on Monday , Oct . 10 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean man lifts his child up as they arrive at the top of the escalator at Pyongyang Department Store No . 1 in downtown Pyongyang , North Korea on Sunday , Oct . 9 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean shop employee is reflected in mirrors at a store attached to a factory that manufactures all of the goods sold on the shelves of the shop in Pyongyang , North Korea on Sunday , Oct . 9 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean man drinks domestically - brewed beer at a bar inside a department store in Pyongyang , North Korea on Sunday , Oct . 9 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean - made shoes are on display for sale at a department store in Pyongyang , North Korea on Sunday , Oct . 9 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Koreans gather on the beach at Lake Sijung , North Korea on Saturday , Oct . 8 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Koreans look out at the sea from a restaurant on the beach in Lake Sijung , North Korea on Saturday , Oct . 8 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderAn exclamation point on a sign stands in a rice field along a rural road outside the eastern coastal city of Wonsan , North Korea on Saturday , Oct . 8 , 2011 . The sign was the last of several sign boards written in Korean punctuating an encouraging message for farm workers during the harvest season . AP / David GuttenfelderA billboard showing North Korea ' s late President Kim Il Sung stands on a hill behind a farming village outside of the eastern coastal city of Wonsan , North Korea on Saturday , Oct . 8 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean hikers cook using grills as they have a picnic lunch in the forest on Mount Kumgang , North Korea on Friday , Oct . 7 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean hikers take pictures from the top of a peak in the mountains of North Korea ' s Mount Kumgang on Friday , Oct . 7 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderLeaves turn autumn colors on North Korea ' s Mount Kumgang on Friday , Oct . 7 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean man sings karaoke while his daughter plays the piano at a hotel bar in Mount Kumgang , North Korea on Friday , Oct . 7 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean man rests against a tree on his bicycle along a rural road outside the eastern coastal city of Wonsan , North Korea on Thursday , Oct . 6 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean couple on a bicycle coast down a hill past farm fields outside the eastern coastal city of Wonsan , North Korea on Thursday , Oct . 6 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean children line up wearing inline skates as they practice in preparation for a celebration event in the eastern coastal city of Wonsan , North Korea on Thursday , Oct . 6 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean students at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology descend the stairs after a seminar and lecture on Wednesday , Oct . 5 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Koreans walk along a road in Pyongyang , North Korea , next to the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology on Wednesday , Oct . 5 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean commuters make their way along a Pyongyang city street in North Korea on Wednesday , Oct . 5 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean farmland on the edge of Pyongyang , North Korea , is seen from the air on Tuesday , Oct . 4 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean woman looks down at the city of Pyongyang , North Korea , from the top of the Tower of the Juche Idea on Friday , Aug . 26 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean woman walks across a bridge as the Tower of the Juche Idea stands on the river bank in Pyongyang , North Korea on Friday , Aug . 26 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderA North Korean photographer makes a group picture of women posing in front of the mausoleum where the body of the late President Kim Il Sung lies in state in Pyongyang , North Korea , on Thursday , Aug . 25 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean women carry a parasol to shield themselves from the sun as they emerge from an underground commuter walkway in Pyongyang , North Korea on Wednesday , Aug . 24 , 2011 . AP / David GuttenfelderNorth Korean acrobats do cartwheels at a Arirang Mass Games performance in Pyongyang , North Korea on Wednesday , Aug . 24 , 2011 . AP / David Guttenfelder