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vibrant green rice fields - standard countryside scene in most of bangladesh (slowly & sadly disappearing because of population pressure & development)Jul 25, 2006
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kids hanging out in the templeJul 25, 2006
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Abbu and old woman on steps to templeJul 25, 2006
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old Burmese khyang, a Buddhist temple, in the village of Ramkot (near Cox's Bazaar). the temple is built on top of the hill - we chatted with the monk and other people there who were all very niceJul 25, 2006
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you could find these immense trees "bot gaach" all over the villages of bangladesh at one timeJul 25, 2006
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one of my young teenage cousins, Yasser, died in the ocean a few years ago. this life guard station (behind us in the photo) was built in his memoryJul 25, 2006
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Cox's Bazaar, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, has the longest natural beach in the worldJul 25, 2006
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you can see the crab at the center of the pattern. they run out, scoop up sand into little balls and place them into rows... filtering the sand for food i assume.Jul 25, 2006
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patterns created by crabs in the sandJul 25, 2006
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Chuck, me & Ammu (my mom)Jul 25, 2006
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the beach. mostly deserted in the summer since there are so many cyclones in the bay of bengal in the monsoon season, and the indian ocean is treacherous at this timeJul 25, 2006
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view of the grounds from our hotel room balconyJul 25, 2006
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grounds of the hotel where we stayed in Cox's BazaarJul 25, 2006
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one last look at our amazing hidden valley in TeknafJul 25, 2006
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one lone fisherman standing close to the shore in the rough ocean and the heavy rain, still trying to catch somethingJul 25, 2006
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two of the fishermen folding up nets after a day's workJul 25, 2006
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the sampans were so colourful. we chatted with the fishermen, & had a great time hanging out here. a big storm was coming (this is the cyclonic season in the Bay of Bengal), & the fishermen were all backJul 25, 2006
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the lungi (known as "sarong" in s.e. asia) is also versatile. this little boy pulled up his lungi to make it into a hood and body covering - against the drizzleJul 25, 2006
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the sampans were lined up on the little strip of land between the pool of water and the ocean. chuck & I had to walk around quite a bit to get to the strip with the sampansJul 25, 2006
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the boy only spoke burmese & a few words of bangla, so it was mainly alot of smiling & nodding. he chatted, but i had no idea what he was saying. right after this shot, a couple who lived in the hut invited us in out of the rain, they spoke banglaJul 25, 2006
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after we had lunch, we (Chuck & Anika) went for a walk on the beach. then the skies opened up and it started pouring, sheets of rain. here is Chuck and a local burmese-speaking boy huddling under the overhang of a thatched house.Jul 25, 2006
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some of the villagers that lived among the trees along the shore. these people are all Burmese and don't speak any BanglaJul 25, 2006
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water buffalo grazing. on sunny days you can see them sunk in pools of water with only their heads sticking out - they love waterJul 25, 2006
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