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Most viewed - 2006: Myanmar |
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view from top of Mandalay Hill. at sunset thousands of dragonflies were dancing around the hill in giant clouds51 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 alms50 views
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)50 views
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smiling vendors at the temple50 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 it50 views
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sunset and view of Mandalay from top of Mandalay Hill50 views
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painting little clay bowls used in the pagoda50 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.49 views
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chuck resting in the shade of a temple with some devotees49 views
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an outdoor reclining buddha as we're driving by49 views
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countryside at dusk along the way - we hired a car & driver, & drove 3 hours to Pindaya. these photos don't really do justice to the area, it was really beautiful there49 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 languages49 views
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making parasols49 views
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girls from the Pa-O tribe waiting patiently by the roadside to collect alms for the local monastery49 views
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here comes the barge that everyone's been waiting for. shaped like a mythical bird, it's carrying 4 buddha images from the 12th century (except over the years, devotees have been plastering them with gold leaf so they're shapeless lumps now)49 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 canoe49 views
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protecting myself from the rain with my parasol49 views
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really pretty silk; it was interesting watching the process of making fabric like this49 views
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landing at the airport in Yangon48 views
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pushing a buddha statue on a cart. apparently, hundreds of Monday born people sweep the Shwe Dagon on Mondays (and Tuesday born do so on Tuesdays and so on for the other days of the week) to earn merit48 views
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female monks and schoolgirls praying at the temple on full moon day48 views
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loading cabbage48 views
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