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Most viewed - 2006: Myanmar |
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many of the streets of mandalay would get flooded whenever it would rain and sometimes the only way to go across a street without wading knee-deep in water was to take a rickshaw for that short distance44 views
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view of the palace buildings in the inner core of the Fort (the Royal Palace was turned into a fort after the British annexed Burma)44 views
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one of the rooms in the Royal Palace inside Mandalay Fort. you have to be barefeet to enter these buildings (same with temples, whether in active use or ruins).43 views
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anika & chuck - because i was wearing a knee-legth skirt, i had to borrow a sarong from the ticket counter to enter the Shwe Dagon. i liked my sarong!41 views
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another burmese lottery game41 views
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the watchtower in the corner of this photo has amazing views of Mandalay40 views
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view from another entrance to Mandalay Fort, of the moat and Mandalay Hill40 views
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a perfect spot to relax. the big golden peacock structure in the back on the other side of the lake is another floating restaurant39 views
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this building with the seven-tiered roof is where King Mindon sat (his throne room)39 views
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Monk at the Kuthodaw Paya - this temple complex at the base of Mandalay Hill houses the world's largest book.39 views
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by the entrance to the Pindaya cave (cave is in the limestone ridge)38 views
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games of chance seemed very popular38 views
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all kinds of interesting food at the fair38 views
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i finally couldn't resist the temptation - had to eat one of these yummy crepes, despite my earlier resolve to stay away from street food. and we didn't get sick from it!38 views
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38 views
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38 views
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the bus we took back to yangon. after flying everywhere we decided to save $140 and take a bus instead. it ended up being a 22 hour bus ride after the front steering axle detached at 2 am in the middle of nowhere and they spend 4 hours fixing it38 views
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man spraying in the fields37 views
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the Hills of Mandalay in the distance37 views
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chuck and i in the swimming pool at our hotel37 views
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