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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 time117 views
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grounds of the hotel where we stayed in Cox's Bazaar109 views
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105 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.101 views
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view of the grounds from our hotel room balcony100 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 memory100 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 me99 views
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patterns created by crabs in the sand98 views
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Anika and Chuck on hill overlooking the beach and forest below96 views
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Chuck, me & Ammu (my mom)94 views
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this is the largest bronze statue of the Buddha in the country93 views
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crossing the river on a bamboo raft92 views
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Abbu and old woman on steps to temple91 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 relics90 views
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you could find these immense trees "bot gaach" all over the villages of bangladesh at one time89 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 nice88 views
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vibrant green rice fields - standard countryside scene in most of bangladesh (slowly & sadly disappearing because of population pressure & development)88 views
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Cox's Bazaar, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, has the longest natural beach in the world87 views
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87 views
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shrine set up in front of this old tree87 views
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85 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.84 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.82 views
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crazy bideshi (non-bangladeshi) Chuck feeding sheep peanuts, while we walk around the shops in town at night.82 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 centuries80 views
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fruit stand with oil lamps79 views
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