Village. (1247k) Chicken. (1188k) Ducks. (944k) Sleeping dogs. (811k) Sleeping dogs. (1005k) Resting cow. (785k) Large Zebu Cattle (Bos indicus, german: Zebu, french: Zébu). (956k) Livestock. (909k) Water buffalo cooling off in the river. (641k) Large storage vessel. (773k) House with dog. (1002k) House. Everything was very clean in this village. (990k) Wood construction house. (946k) House. Many of the houses were open like that. (927k) Wood block and stone mortar to make thanaka. (452k) Red stains from spit-out betel nut. This stuff was everywhere. (796k) I was surprised to see something like this. It was in Bagan. They evidently try to keep Bagan clean. I wish Africa would do something about their plastic bags. (685k) The towns were not as clean as the villages. (1028k)
People
Village children. (1013k) Village children. (904k) Village children. (873k) Two children watch the parade near Kalaw. (859k) Reading child. (829k) Smiling child tending to his sibling. (681k) Children at play. (705k) School children. (921k) Child. (641k) He didn't seem too happy. The wood pieces in front are for making thanaka. (899k) Babies are usually carried like this, not on the back as in Africa. (958k) Young Pao woman. (659k) Man and woman in traditional dress. (883k) Women smoking big cigars. (953k) Women and children. (1114k) Woman in traditional dress with thanaka, the traditional face decoration. (725k) Woman. (667k) Young woman with thanaka. (753k) Kayan woman. Women of the Kayan Lahwi tribe are well known for wearing neck rings, brass coils that are placed around the neck, appearing to lengthen it. See Kayan entry in Wikipedia. (722k) Bathing in the river. (971k) Bathing and doing laundry in the river. (799k)
Transportation
Much carrying is done like this, with two loads balanced on a pole. (1035k) Woman in traditional dress, carrying a load. (907k) This load included her child in one basket. (970k) Sometimes, loads are carried on the head. This was not as common in Myanmar as it is in Africa. (866k) I was quite confused about these signs. My guide said they were for regulating traffic at intersections. It finally dawned on me that they were instruction signs. They told drivers that when they see a red light, stop, when they see a green light, go. (1177k) Sometimes the loads the women carried were quite large. (1012k) Road maintenance. they were cutting grass by hand. (675k) Traffic in Yangon. (701k) Lots of motorcycles, bicycles, rickshaws. (934k) Bicycle rickshaws were everywhere. (868k) Electric scooters for hire. (823k) School child on the way home. (793k) Ox cart. (912k) Horse-drawn taxi. (1156k) On the way to the market. (1073k) Fishing boats. (565k) Colorful fishing boats. (796k) Boats at the boat dock in Bagan. (821k) Woman with children on a small rowboat on Inle Lake. (1126k) Rowboat. (786k) Unique style of holding the oar on Inle Lake. (592k) Unique style of holding the oar on Inle Lake. (746k) Small boat. (692k) Small motor boat. (708k) Small passenger boat. (725k) Public transport on Inle Lake. (614k) Tourist boats on Inle Lake. (939k) Tourist boats visiting the Shwe Inn Dain Pagoda. (1206k) Running the bilge pump by hand. (911k) Our boat with a dead engine being towed by another tourist boat. (756k) Larger boat. (704k) Larger freight boat. (553k) Waterway marker on Inle Lake. (555k) Inle Lake and the waterways around it were full of these speed boats. (871k) They spray lots of water around. (774k) Fixing a motorcycle. (866k) Bringing school children home from school. (875k) Pile them on! (931k) Pile them on! (775k) Pile them on! (1112k) Small tricycle public bus. (911k) Main overland bus station in Yangon. (913k) One of the overland bus operators in Yangon. (647k) School bus. (665k) Large truck. (879k) Train on the ring railroad around Yangon. (1183k) The barriers on the railroad crossings are operated by hand, here by a young kid. (725k) Sign in the railroad station in Yangon. (655k) Air transport within Myanmar is mainly with these turboprops. (511k)
Business
A lot of the advertising is in English, even though the target audience should be Burmese. (774k) Drinking water on a street in Yangon. (868k) Harvesting water cress. (856k) Harvesting water cress. (1466k) Bringing in the harvest. (787k) Tomatoes are the main produce from Inle Lake. (1035k) Fishing. (522k) Fishing. (476k) Field work. (1175k) Chopping wood for the monastery kitchen. (1093k) Barber at work. (683k) Plowing with Zebu Cattle (Bos indicus, german: Zebu, french: Zébu). (1231k) Spreading seeds. (1.6M) Resting from field work. (1288k) Boiling water. (746k) Woodworker at a foot driven lathe. (884k) Upholstery repair shop. (906k) Boat under construction. (1071k) Boat under construction. (1076k) Weaving fences. (941k) Smiths working iron to make a machete. (913k) Melting silver to make silver jewelry. (714k) Silversmith at work. (549k) Making threads from lotus stems. (908k) Looms in a local fabric shop. (895k) Older woman working a loom. (872k) Painter at work. (843k) Gasoline for motorcycles for sale. (1297k) Fueling a motorcycle. (1021k) Flower vendors on Inle Lake. (899k) Not much business for the souvenir vendor. (1265k) Sidewalk eatery. (1027k) Food vendor. (890k) Sidewalk café. (870k) Food vendor in a train station. (902k) Outdoor restaurant kitchen. (712k) Cooking in a street side eatery. (1027k) Beauty parlor. (1032k) Sign in a hotel: No durian fruits allowed. They stink really bad, but supposedly taste good (I never had a chance to try one). (669k)
Markets
Wood for making thanaka. (1035k) Flower vendor. (1074k) Spices. (888k) Spices. (925k) Vegetables. (1078k) Vegetables. (1181k) Vegetables. (922k) Vegetables. (1006k) Peppers. (1082k) Peppers. (1108k) Tomatoes. (1111k) Various peppers. (1178k) Aubergines. (998k) Leaves for wrapping betel nuts. (1083k) Betel nuts and the leaves in which they are wrapped. (1284k) Betel nut vendor. They put the white glue on the leaf, add some pieces of betel nut, and wrap it in the leaf. (947k) Eggs. (942k) Fish paste. It was quite smelly around that vendor. (984k) Fish vendor. (949k) Fish vendor. (1265k) Fish. (1101k) Meat vendor. (1037k) Waiting for customers. (1195k) Trying to get customers. (1027k) Weighing merchandise. (1087k) Paying in the market. (1013k) Monks visit the market as well. (922k) Ladies underwear. (814k) Flip-flop store. (1217k)
Religious
Lists of donors to the monastery. (831k) Festively dressed child, ringing the ceremonial bell in a temple. (839k) Praying woman. (655k) Initiate for a monastery. They wear white at the beginning. Once they are accepted, they wear the red robes. (722k) Monks doing chores. (770k) Monk. (759k) Young nuns coming from school. (839k) Young monk, reading a newspaper in the monastery. (1001k) Monk reading a newspaper. (808k) Older monk on his way to lunch. (726k) Monks are sightseeing too. (762k) A monk and a nun, relaxing. (912k) Monk. (615k) Monk. (614k)
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