Thursday, April 25, 2013

Myanmar Synopsis

Scott Road Market Yangon. Typical of any town

Gem sellers on the black market


Shewedagon Pagoda
Novice Monks collecting rice
U Bein Lake
All aboard

Reflective moment Ayeyarwaddy River

Evening walk home

Buddha with spectacles, built hoping that the Queen's husband would gain back his sight

Morning rice collection


Fish seller. Note the "make up" sunscreen the ladies all wear on their faces
Women crushing stones and working on the roads...... everywhere

Largest book in the world. Each dome contains a book chapter.1,100. Mandalay


Downtown Bago

Fishermen Inle Lake
The biggest reclining Buddha under cover. Yangon

Parts of Shewedagon Pagoda in the fading evening sun

Bago Market. Many women carry loads on their heads

Fisherman Inle Lake. Serene
Another set of wheels on the road
150 yr old teak bridge stretching 1 mile across lake.  U Bein Bridge Amarapura Mandalay
Bagan. Stupas and temples
82 still actively working and smoking the hugest hand made cherot
Regular local transport. I counted 13 on the roof.

A station stop on the way to Pindaya




1 comment:

ianmac said...

Brilliant photos. Next minute National Geographic or at least Jill's Travel Agency.