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Most viewed - Cox's Bazaar |
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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 time102 views
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grounds of the hotel where we stayed in Cox's Bazaar97 views
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view of the grounds from our hotel room balcony89 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.88 views
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patterns created by crabs in the sand87 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 memory87 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 me86 views
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Chuck, me & Ammu (my mom)85 views
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Anika and Chuck on hill overlooking the beach and forest below84 views
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you could find these immense trees "bot gaach" all over the villages of bangladesh at one time81 views
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crossing the river on a bamboo raft80 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 nice79 views
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vibrant green rice fields - standard countryside scene in most of bangladesh (slowly & sadly disappearing because of population pressure & development)79 views
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this is the largest bronze statue of the Buddha in the country79 views
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Abbu and old woman on steps to temple78 views
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shrine set up in front of this old tree76 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 relics76 views
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Cox's Bazaar, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, has the longest natural beach in the world73 views
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crazy bideshi (non-bangladeshi) Chuck feeding sheep peanuts, while we walk around the shops in town at night.73 views
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the "Bara Khyang", old Buddhist temple in Lamapara (near Cox's Bazaar). this is next to a little town called Ramu which was once a capital of the Burmese Arakan kingdom for 3 centuries71 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.71 views
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