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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 time83 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.74 views
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grounds of the hotel where we stayed in Cox's Bazaar72 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 memory72 views
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view of the grounds from our hotel room balcony71 views
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patterns created by crabs in the sand70 views
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Abbu and old woman on steps to temple68 views
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Anika and Chuck on hill overlooking the beach and forest below68 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 me68 views
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Chuck, me & Ammu (my mom)67 views
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this is the largest bronze statue of the Buddha in the country65 views
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crossing the river on a bamboo raft65 views
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you could find these immense trees "bot gaach" all over the villages of bangladesh at one time63 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 nice63 views
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vibrant green rice fields - standard countryside scene in most of bangladesh (slowly & sadly disappearing because of population pressure & development)60 views
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shrine set up in front of this old tree60 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.60 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 centuries59 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 relics57 views
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Cox's Bazaar, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, has the longest natural beach in the world56 views
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crazy bideshi (non-bangladeshi) Chuck feeding sheep peanuts, while we walk around the shops in town at night.54 views
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