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Most viewed - Cox's Bazaar |
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the beach. mostly deserted in the summer since there are so many cyclones in the bay of bengal in the monsoon season, and the indian ocean is treacherous at this time91 views
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grounds of the hotel where we stayed in Cox's Bazaar84 views
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you can see the crab at the center of the pattern. they run out, scoop up sand into little balls and place them into rows... filtering the sand for food i assume.83 views
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view of the grounds from our hotel room balcony80 views
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one of my young teenage cousins, Yasser, died in the ocean a few years ago. this life guard station (behind us in the photo) was built in his memory80 views
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78 views
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Chuck & I were caught in a storm earlier and completely drenched. i had to buy this Burmese lungi from the market because i had no dry clothes on me78 views
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patterns created by crabs in the sand77 views
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Chuck, me & Ammu (my mom)75 views
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Abbu and old woman on steps to temple75 views
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crossing the river on a bamboo raft75 views
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Anika and Chuck on hill overlooking the beach and forest below75 views
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this is the largest bronze statue of the Buddha in the country73 views
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you could find these immense trees "bot gaach" all over the villages of bangladesh at one time72 views
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old Burmese khyang, a Buddhist temple, in the village of Ramkot (near Cox's Bazaar). the temple is built on top of the hill - we chatted with the monk and other people there who were all very nice72 views
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vibrant green rice fields - standard countryside scene in most of bangladesh (slowly & sadly disappearing because of population pressure & development)70 views
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shrine set up in front of this old tree70 views
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old abandoned temple on a hill in the distance. we tried to get to it, but the road stopped, and there was a very steep climb up a hill, so we passed.67 views
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67 views
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66 views
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crazy bideshi (non-bangladeshi) Chuck feeding sheep peanuts, while we walk around the shops in town at night.65 views
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Cox's Bazaar, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, has the longest natural beach in the world64 views
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Anika and Ammu in front of temple. the 3 wooden buildings of the temple complex have a number of precious Buddhist relics64 views
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the "Bara Khyang", old Buddhist temple in Lamapara (near Cox's Bazaar). this is next to a little town called Ramu which was once a capital of the Burmese Arakan kingdom for 3 centuries63 views
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63 views
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