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Most viewed - 2006: Myanmar |
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making parasols67 views
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this pagoda on the lake is quite big surprisingly67 views
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)66 views
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an outdoor reclining buddha as we're driving by66 views
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girls from the Pa-O tribe waiting patiently by the roadside to collect alms for the local monastery66 views
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flying off as our boat approaches66 views
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sunset and view of Mandalay from top of Mandalay Hill66 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 this66 views
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chuck resting in the shade of a temple with some devotees65 views
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female monks and schoolgirls praying at the temple on full moon day65 views
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going back home after market day. Shan State is home to many different tribes & ethnic groups with their own cultures and languages65 views
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Inle Lake filling up with boatloads of people. thousands of people & the many tribes of Shan State come for pilgrimage at this time (the town of Nyaung Shwe was packed for the festival with fairs, food stalls - excitement was in the air everywhere)65 views
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Chuck happy on our boat. we're not morning-people and getting up before dawn is anathema to us. but this was definitely worth it65 views
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it was amazingly relaxing sitting at this restaurant surrounded by water and mountains, watching the occasional fisherman or lake people going by on their canoe65 views
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really pretty silk; it was interesting watching the process of making fabric like this65 views
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painting little clay bowls used in the pagoda65 views
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remarkable. temples, temples, everywhere, in every direction. nothing but temples....65 views
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this bell was stolen by the british (they loved looting artifacts). but it sank in the river & they were unable to pull it up. finally they told the burmese they could have their bell back; the burmese put logs under & floated it64 views
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Burmese are always celebrating some Buddhist festival - one of the most spiritual countries i've been in, their lives truly revolve around religion. it was full moon day, everything was closed, & here's someone in a costume collecting alms64 views
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dimensions of the reclining Buddha, supposedly the biggest in the world (longer than the one in Bangkok). this temple is about an hour's drive from Yangon64 views
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how many people can you fit on a truck?64 views
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walking through the town of Nyaung Shwe at dawn. already lost of people around, everyone is going to Inle Lake for the festival64 views
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