landing at the airport in Yangon55 views
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55 views
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this bell was stolen by the british (they loved looting artifacts). but it sank in the river & they were unable to pull it up. finally they told the burmese they could have their bell back; the burmese put logs under & floated it55 views
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)55 views
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female monks and schoolgirls praying at the temple on full moon day55 views
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55 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 alms54 views
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check out the Buddha's feet52 views
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chilling out with Myanmar beer, a long leisurely lunch by the lakeside. Yangon has many lakes, and wide tree-lined boulevards - such a green old-world city51 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 Yangon51 views
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young novice monks50 views
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the Myanmar version of a rickshaw - the passegers sit in a sidecar, one facing forward, one back49 views
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sign in Burmese - one of the most incomprehensible scripts we've seen, all squiggles49 views
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