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Most viewed - 2006: Myanmar |
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetary28 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 here28 views
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really pretty silk; it was interesting watching the process of making fabric like this28 views
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these kids were cute - they all have thanaka paste on their faces (it acts as sunblock)27 views
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sign in Burmese - one of the most incomprehensible scripts we've seen, all squiggles27 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 languages27 views
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birds all hanging out27 views
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Intha fisherman on Inle lake rowing standing up with one leg27 views
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weaving silk on Inle lake27 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 Yangon26 views
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girls from the Pa-O tribe waiting patiently by the roadside to collect alms for the local monastery26 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 it26 views
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the men standing on the elevated pole in the middle of this slender boat are singing and dancing26 views
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flying off as our boat approaches26 views
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loading cabbage25 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos25 views
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we felt so lucky to be in Inle on this day. we hadn't planned our trip to Burma to coincide with this festival, but once there & we'd heard about it of course we had to experience it. what amazing timing25 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)25 views
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doing laundry. there are many of these villages on the lake. since the lake isn't deep (although it's big), houses are built on stilts and people have floating vegetable plots and gardens25 views
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train winding its way up to Kalaw24 views
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lunch at a small charming Nepalese restaurant in Kalaw. we ordered a bottle of local "wine"24 views
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walking around hilly terrain with baby strapped in front, big basket of goods in the back and an umbrella in your free hand. in the US you'd probably be reported to child welfare agencies for "endangering" your baby like this24 views
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local transportation with a tractor engine24 views
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