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Viewing North Korea, one of the most inaccessible, anti-Western countries from the tables of a famous American coffee shop - could there be a greater paradox? A Starbucks has just opened in South Korea with a terrace with a view of North Korea.
In the city of Gimpo, South Korea, a new Starbucks location has opened in the Aegibong Peace Ecopark on the border with North Korea. The American coffee shop offers 30 seats and a unique view from the terrace, allowing you to see deep into North Korea by crossing its borders. On the north side of the Han-gang River, tourists can spot the village of Amsil in the Kaesŏng region of southern North Korea. The cafe has quickly become a tourist attraction, with long queues forming since the first day it opened.
 
If you don't like boring and standard cafes, then the establishment in Gimpo, 50 kilometres from Seoul, is definitely for you. Having a coffee on a cloudless day with a view of your North Korean neighbour is definitely an unusual and exciting experience. The location of the new Starbucks, the Aegibong Peace Ecopark, has long been known as a good spot to observe a bit of North Korean life. Now, through a telescope, it will be possible to get a sneak peek at what life is like in one of the world's harshest totalitarianisms, while sipping a tasty latte and passing through a military checkpoint beforehand.
 
Photo: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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