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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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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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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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sunset and view of Mandalay from top of Mandalay Hill49 views
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painting little clay bowls used in the pagoda49 views
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landing at the airport in Yangon48 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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hmm, which way is Bangladesh from here?48 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)48 views
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