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Most viewed - 2006: Myanmar |
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weaving silk on Inle lake38 views
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the Myanmar version of a rickshaw - the passegers sit in a sidecar, one facing forward, one back37 views
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we were able to get pretty authentic tasting caipirinhas at this little place in the town of Nyaung Shwe. some tourist had taught the owner how to make them. we were so happy!37 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 timing37 views
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birds all hanging out37 views
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painting little clay bowls used in the pagoda37 views
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check out the Buddha's feet36 views
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these kids were cute - they all have thanaka paste on their faces (it acts as sunblock)36 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 gardens36 views
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sign in Burmese - one of the most incomprehensible scripts we've seen, all squiggles35 views
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young novice monks35 views
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one of the field workers smiling after our driver had given her some paan35 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 Yangon34 views
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