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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 time73 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.65 views
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grounds of the hotel where we stayed in Cox's Bazaar64 views
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patterns created by crabs in the sand62 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 memory62 views
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view of the grounds from our hotel room balcony61 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 me60 views
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Chuck, me & Ammu (my mom)59 views
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Abbu and old woman on steps to temple53 views
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Anika and Chuck on hill overlooking the beach and forest below53 views
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crossing the river on a bamboo raft52 views
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this is the largest bronze statue of the Buddha in the country51 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 nice50 views
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you could find these immense trees "bot gaach" all over the villages of bangladesh at one time49 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 centuries49 views
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vibrant green rice fields - standard countryside scene in most of bangladesh (slowly & sadly disappearing because of population pressure & development)48 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 relics48 views
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Cox's Bazaar, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, has the longest natural beach in the world47 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.47 views
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shrine set up in front of this old tree46 views
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close up of the crab, it was a very striking looking animal.45 views
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