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grounds of the hotel where we stayed in Cox's Bazaar122 views
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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 time122 views
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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.109 views
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view of the grounds from our hotel room balcony108 views
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patterns created by crabs in the sand107 views
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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 memory107 views
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Anika and Chuck on hill overlooking the beach and forest below106 views
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Chuck & I were caught in a storm earlier and completely drenched. i had to buy this Burmese lungi from the market because i had no dry clothes on me106 views
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Abbu and old woman on steps to temple104 views
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Chuck, me & Ammu (my mom)101 views
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this is the largest bronze statue of the Buddha in the country101 views
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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 nice99 views
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you could find these immense trees "bot gaach" all over the villages of bangladesh at one time98 views
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crossing the river on a bamboo raft98 views
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vibrant green rice fields - standard countryside scene in most of bangladesh (slowly & sadly disappearing because of population pressure & development)97 views
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shrine set up in front of this old tree96 views
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Anika and Ammu in front of temple. the 3 wooden buildings of the temple complex have a number of precious Buddhist relics96 views
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Cox's Bazaar, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, has the longest natural beach in the world92 views
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crazy bideshi (non-bangladeshi) Chuck feeding sheep peanuts, while we walk around the shops in town at night.91 views
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old abandoned temple on a hill in the distance. we tried to get to it, but the road stopped, and there was a very steep climb up a hill, so we passed.89 views
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cow in the field. there were animals everywhere, in the fields, along the road, on the road... cows, goats, chickens mainly.87 views
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fruit stand with oil lamps87 views
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