Myanmar 2005

Hindu temple in Yangon

Clock tower in Yangon

Colorful kid in Yangon

Girls with Thanaka cream on their cheeks

On the streets of Yangon

Sule Paya

Temple at the Sule Paya

The first Sule Paya was built 2500 years ago

Avocado on the market

Flower stalls at the market

Every kind of food is for sale

The market looks pretty basic for a capital

View on Yangon from the White House hotel

The large stupa dates back to 1775

On the court of the Shwedagon Paya

Wide angle on the Shwedagon Paya

My friend Nat talking to a monk

Shrine in Shwedagon Paya

Posing at the Shwedagon Paya

Nat shows the children their picture

Different style of architecture at Shwedagon Paya

Golden stupas everywhere

Pouring water on the Buddha for good luck

Children on a donkey cart near the temples of Bagan

Terracotta ware in Bagan

Nat has a make-up done with Thanaka

The Ananda Pahto (1105)

One of 4 Buddha&#x27;s in Ananda Pahto

Novice with his cooking pot

View to the west of Bagan with the Irrawaddy river in the back, on top of the Shwesandaw Paya

Bagan, view to the north from the top of the Shwesandaw Paya

About 2300 temples remain in Bagan

Thatbyinnyu Pahto (12th C)

Zen on the Shwesandaw Paya

The temples change color at golden hour

Sunset in Bagan archaeological zone

Ferries on the Irrawaddy

Laundry on the banks of the Irrawaddy

Gawdapalin Pahto (1234)

Seinnyet Nyima Paya (11th C)

View to the east from Mingalazedi

View to the east from Mingalazedi

Nat is securing her backpack on the roof of the bus

Nyaungshwe on Lake Inle

House on Lake Inle

Fisherman on Inle Lake with a fish trap

Leg-Rowing fisherman

Long row of similar buildings along the lake

The local Intha people live in stilt houses

Floating garden on Lake Inle

Working with the spinning wheel for a long time

Kyaing Kan East village

Even the tree lives on his private island

Traditional smith at work

A different kind of farming

Local transport

Prayer room in the monastery of the jumping cat in Nyaungshwe

Richard plays football with the locals

Young nuns in Nyaungshwe

In a restaurant in Nyaungshwe with Nat, Tara, Richard and Eva

Selling Cheroot cigars in Nyaungshwe

Flowers in Nyaungshwe

Last night with Nat in Taunggyi

Fort Mandalay (1857)

The quiet moat around Mandalay Palace

Clock tower on 84th Street in Mandalay

Working in the timber industry

Bamboo in Mandalay

Bamboo as far as the eye can see

Living on a pile of bamboo in the river

Entrance to Mandalay Hill

View from Mandalay Hill

Country life around Mandalay

On the Irrawaddy river

Approaching the enormous Mingun Paya

Guardian lions at Mingun Paya

Mingun Paya has been left unfinished on purpose

Entrance of the Mingun Paya

And the obvious selfie in Mingun

Ox cart in Mingun

The second largest bell in the world

The Golden Rock on Mount Kyaiktiyo

Balancing on a hair of Buddha

Posing with the rock on the edge

The landscape around Kyaiktiyo

A smaller stone with the big one in the back

Monks of the upper terrace

Shwemawdaw Paya (114m high) in Bago

Street in Bago, dominated by the pagoda

Monks in the Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery in Bago

Hundreds of monks in the dining room

Map of Myanmar