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Most viewed - 2006: Myanmar |
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smiling vendors at the temple39 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 there39 views
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train winding its way up to Kalaw39 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 canoe39 views
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at a silver workshop on the lake39 views
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sunset and view of Mandalay from top of Mandalay Hill39 views
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landing at the airport in Yangon38 views
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chilling out with Myanmar beer, a long leisurely lunch by the lakeside. Yangon has many lakes, and wide tree-lined boulevards - such a green old-world city38 views
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an outdoor reclining buddha as we're driving by38 views
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hmm, which way is Bangladesh from here?38 views
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Intha fisherman on Inle lake rowing standing up with one leg38 views
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flying off as our boat approaches38 views
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all kinds of stalls had been set up on the pagoda grounds in the lake for the festival. there were thousands of tribal people here38 views
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really pretty silk; it was interesting watching the process of making fabric like this38 views
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view from top of Mandalay Hill. at sunset thousands of dragonflies were dancing around the hill in giant clouds38 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 merit37 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 it37 views
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetary37 views
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female monks and schoolgirls praying at the temple on full moon day37 views
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