the movie Tomb Raider was filmed here at Ta Prohm56 views
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in the rainy season when the level of the Mekong river is high, the Tonle Sap river reverses its flow & water is pushed into the lake & it increases to about 5 times its size56 views
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pigs sleeping in the afternoon sun in their floating pen. the naked little boy in the background is being given a bath56 views
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the steps were so narrow and so steep it was like climbing a vertical stone wall, with no railing to hold on to & the steps falling apart in places. once you started climbing, changing your mind was out of the question, & the only way to go was up56 viewsi could only imagine falling and cracking my skull on the stone courtyard below. my fingers were all slippery with sweat in fear, which made it even harder to grasp the crevices in the narrow smooth stone steps. apparently, they designed the towers with such steep & narrow steps like this to create an impression of reaching to the heavens, and also to make it difficult for mere mortals to reach the gods (gods are not supposed to be easily accessible).
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Mishti Panir Chora - the area is named after this stream ("Sweet Water Stream") which flows down from the hills and meets the ocean here. u can see the strip of the evergreen forest by the shore.56 views
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man throwing his net into the pond to catch fish56 views
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you have to walk in a clockwise direction around the Shwe Dagon. there are areas for each day of the week - you light candles and give offerings for the day of the week you were born.56 views
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetary56 views
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smiling vendors at the temple56 views
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train winding its way up to Kalaw56 views
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barge carries 4 buddhas, even though there are 5. the story goes that in 1965 the barge, which was carrying all 5, capsized & sank in a storm. only 4 were recovered but back at the pagoda 5th was sitting there covered in weeds; so now he never leaves56 views
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these guys were really nice & rescued us after our accident. crappy chinese motorbike's chain came off while we were going down Mandalay Hill after sunset, my foot & tailbone were injured. i got x-rayed at a clinic after this56 views
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Bank of China building in the center56 views
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