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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)63 views
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63 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 gardens63 views
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view from top of Mandalay Hill. at sunset thousands of dragonflies were dancing around the hill in giant clouds63 views
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loading cabbage62 views
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riding a bullock - standing up!62 views
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the town of Kalaw. it's an old colonial British hillstation, about 4500 ft above sea-level. the temperature's nice and cool, and its a quiet and charming little place62 views
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we were on our boat on Inle Lake at 5 am. this day was the culmination of the Phaung Daw U festival, which takes place here over a period of 20 days, and is the biggest festival of the year in Shan State62 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 timing62 views
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the Myanmar version of a rickshaw - the passegers sit in a sidecar, one facing forward, one back61 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 merit61 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 alms61 views
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young novice monks61 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 there61 views
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hmm, which way is Bangladesh from here?61 views
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women lined up on the roadside to collect alms, just before entering Inle61 views
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Intha fisherman on Inle lake rowing standing up with one leg61 views
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one of the field workers smiling after our driver had given her some paan60 views
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Chuck & I at the hotel overlooking Kalaw60 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos60 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 this60 views
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local transportation with a tractor engine60 views
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