Burma (Myanmar)
Women praying in front of Shwezigon paya. Old Bagan.
A gilded statue of Buddha in Ananda Pahto. Old Bagan.
View of the Bagan plateau from the terrace of Shwesandaw temple. Old Bagan.
Municipal market in Nyaung U near Bagan.
Children playing in front of a temple in Bagan.
View from Shwegugyi Paya to Tabetkya Paya (in the foreground) and Ananda Pahto (further away). Old Bagan.
View of the Old Bagan. In the far right corner is Htilominlo temple.
View of the Old Bagan. In the fat left corner is Dhammayangyi Pahto.
Sunset over Old Bagan.
A man praying in front of Mingalazedi temple (closed at that time). Old Bagan.
A statue of Buddha in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
A pair of Buddha statues in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
Devilish face decorating a pedestal of a temple in bagan.
Ananda Pahto - one of the most beautiful and most famous temples in Bagan
A scene from Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A monk reading a book in Nga Phe Kyaung monastery (Jumping Cat monastery) on Inle lake in Shan state.
Three nuns in theri typical pink robes in Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A courtyard in front of Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A scene from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Evening at Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Dawn over the former capital of Burma (Myanmar) - Rangoon (Yangon).
Three burmese women walking along the bank of Ayeyarwady river.
Mahabodhi temple, modeled after the Mahabodhi temple from Bihar in India. Old Bagan.
Richly decorated portal of the Sulamani Pahto. Old Bagan.
A child from Bagan.
Shwedagon Paya at night. Rangoon (Yangon).
At the railway station in Rangoon (Yangon).
Window of an old, collonial house. Rangoon (Yangon).
Typical local "street cafe" with tiny stools. Rangoon (Yangon).
Old synagogue in Rangoon (Yangon).
An old british bus remembering collonial times still carries passengers in Rangoon (Yangon).
Shocking, but true - motorcycle helmets for sale in Rangoon (Yangon).
Stupa studded banks of Ayeyarwady river.
The famous U-Bein bridge - the longest teak bridge in the world. Amarapura near Mandalay.
People going to work in the field. Amarapura near Mandalay.
U-Bein bridge. Amarapura near Mandalay.
Golden arcades in Mahamuni temple in Mandalay.
The famous Mahamuni Buddha in the Mahamuni temple in Mandalay - one of the three holiest places in Burma (Myanmar). The statue is covered with thick layer of gold formed by very thin gold leafs stuck by the pilgrims since several centuries.
Golden arcades in Mahamuni temple in Mandalay.
A woman at work at a workshop manufacturing golded leafs, which are just several microns thin and are still used by Burmese to stick onto the holy statues.
An old british bus on the street of Rangoon (Yangon)
Gawdaw Palin temple in the centre with two other stupas in the foreground. Old Bagan.
Burmese woman smoking cheroot - a traditional cigar. Kyautawgyi temple in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Burmese woman smoking cheroot - a traditional cigar. Kyautawgyi temple in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Railroad tracks near the railway station in Thazi.
Young girl from the market in Indein village on Inle lake.
Young girl from the market in Indein village on Inle lake with Thanaka "make-up" on her face.
Young mother with child - both with patterns made of Thanaka on their faces. Bago.
Burmese baby with a leaf like pattern made of Thanaka on its face. Thanaka is a yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground bark. Bago.
Elaborate sculptures on the roof of the Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay - a unique and one of the few original wooden buildings in Burma.
Detail of the intricately carved roof of the Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Young boy in monk's robes from Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Two young in monk's robes from Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Detail of a door in Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Young boy in the elaborately carved entrance to Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
A group of nuns in their typical pink robes in the early morning on a street in Mandalay.
Children in the Kyautaugyi in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Wedding procession in Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Moon over Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
GIlded adornings of roofs and shrines and stupas around Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A group of men of various playing footbag with a ball made of bamboo wicker - a common sight on Burmese streets. Rangoon (Yangon).
Children from Rangoon (Yangon).
A general view of Mt. Kyaiktiyo with the Golden Rock or Kyaiktyio Pagoda balancing impossibly over the edge thanks to a strand of Buddha's hair placed underneath.
The bottom of Kyaiktiyo Pagoda and the devotees praying and sticking golden leafs to the holy rock. Mount Kyaiktyio.
Stilt houses on lake inle. Shan State.
A porter carrying luggage of pilgrims to the Golden Rock on top of the holy Mt. Kyaiktyio. Shan State.
A porter carrying luggage of pilgrims to the Golden Rock on top of the holy Mt. Kyaiktyio. Shan State.
A girl from Indein village on Inle lake with Thanaka "make up" on her face. Shan State.
Pilgrims light hundreds of candles in front of the holy Kyaiktyio Pagoda (Golden Rock). Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dusk. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Sunset over the Kyaiktyio Pagoda. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Dried fish on a stall near the Kyaiktyio pagoda. Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A monk with typical Burmese fan. Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Busy square at the foot of Mt. Kyaiktyo, from which the "buses" to the top of Mt. Kyaiktyio run. Shan State.
A square with grand collonial City Hall. Rangoon (Yangon).
Young nuns in Kinpun at the foot of Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Rural scene seen from thr U-Bein bridge in Amarapura near Mandalay.
A boat on the lake in Amarapura near Madalay. White stupa seen far in the back is a common feature of Burmese landscape.
A view from U-Bein bridge. Amarapura near Mandalay.
U-Bein bridge in Amarapura near Mandalay - the longest bridge in the world built of teak wood (1200 m).
A monk shaving the head of his colleague. Amarapura near Mandalay.
Frescoes in the entrance to Kyautawgyi Paya in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Burnese nuns in their typical pink robes in front of the Golden Rock on Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A monk in front of the Golden Rock on Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Pilgrims praying in front of the Kyaiktyio Pagoda on Mt. Kyaiktyio in Shan Stste.
Evening sun lights up the Golden Rock of Kyaiktyio with a crowd of man sticking their golden leafs to it.Women are forbidden to enter close to the holy pagoda.
Smiling monk from Kyaiktyio.
Burmese pilgrims often spend many nights under the makeshift tents on the square in frint of the Kyaiktyio Pagoda. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Pilgrims lighting candles at dusk on Mt. Kyaiktyio.
The Golden Rock really looks like it is about to fall down the mountain. That it does not fall is reportedly thanks to the Buddha's strand of hair hidden below the holy boulder.
Shwedagon Paya with the surrounding shrines and pagodas. Rangoon (Yangon).
Rows of shrines and stupas around Shwedagon Paya in Rangoon (Yangon).
Procession of young girls making offerings at Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Children from Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State with faces covered in Thanaka.
A girl from Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State.
Facade of an old collonial house in Rangoon (Yangon).
On-street vegetable and fruit market around the Bogyoke Market in Rangoon (Yangon).
A cart of a pinapple vendor. Rangoon (Yangon).
On the weekly marjet in Indein village. Shan State.
View from the wooden bridge over the river in Indein village. Shan State.
Kyaiktyio pagoda overlooking the surrounding plains.
A man sticking incredibly thin golden leafs to the surface of Golden Rock or Kyaiktyio Pagoda, Mon State.
A man praying at the Golden Rock. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Mon State.
An alley with densely arranged golden stupas in Shw Inn Thein complex in Indein village. Shan State.
A view from traveller's oriental fairy tale - a forest of old, delapidated stupas with a mountain range in the background. Indein village, Shan State.
Men from neighbouring villages watch a volleyball match during the weekly market in Indein village, Shan State.
Stilt houses on Inle Lake near Indein village, Shan State.
One of the famous "leg rowers" living on Inle lake. This technique of rowing with one's leg while standing on a boat's stern developed because the lake is covered by reeds and other plants, which block a view of a person sitting in a boat.
Typical long boats berthed next to the Nga Phe Kyaung (Jumping Cat) monastery on Inle lake in Shan State.
Monks marching very early morning barefoot to collect alms from the households in Nyaungshwe on Inle lake in Shan State.
Yadana Man Aung temple in Nyaungshwe on Inle lake in Shan State.
Kuthodaw temple in Mandalay is called "the largest book in the world", because it contains marble tables with the text of the entire buddhist teaching canon (tripitaka) in 729 litttle shrines.
A picturesque collection of old, delapidated (and a few restored) stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village, Shan State.
A row of old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village, Shan State.
On the market in Nyaung U near Bagan.
Morning rush hours at the piers of the river port in Mandalay.
A poor village on the bank of Ayeyarwady river.
A boat on Ayeyarwady river.
Old stupas around Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Old stupas around Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Local woman among the old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
A wall of golden stupas line a path in Shwe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
The most beautiful "street" in Burma - an alley in Shwe Inn Thein temple lined on both sides with golden, white and brick stupas. Near Indein village in Shan State.
The most beautiful "street corner" in Burma. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Plaques commemorating founders, who paid for restoring particular stupas. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Telephone booth on a street in Rangoon (Yangon).
Pigeons in front of the main railway station in Rangoon (Yangon).
Beautiful colonial houses in Rangoon (Yangon).
Pieces of drying in the window of a collonial house and their happy owner. Rangoon (Yangon).
An enormous size of an unfinished Mantalagyi paya in Mingun can be best appreciated when compared to people.
Mantalagyi paya in Mingun or rather what king Bodawpaya managed to build.
A cart pulled by oxen in Mingun. At the background one of two gigantic jars, which were meant to flank the access to Mantalagyi paya.
90 ton bell dedicated to the Mantalagyi stupa called the Mingun Bell, cast between 1808 and 1810. It is the second largest bell in the world after the Tsar Bell in Moscow, which however is broken and does not work.
Young monk walking past the Kyautawgyi Paya in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Stilt houses on the bank of Ayayarwady river.
Shemawdaw Paya in Bago with its height of 114m is the tallest stupa in Burma . It is 16 m taller than the Shwedagon Paya in Rangoon (Yangon).
Fishermen with their distinctive cone shaped nets on Inle lake, Shan State.
The weekly market in Indein village on Inle lake in Shan State.
The weekly market in Indein village on Inle lake in Shan State.
Women selling food to the passengers of a burmese train, which stopped for three hours in the middle of nowhere.
Burmese train on a small station on the way from Rangoon (Yangon) to the north.
Fishermen on Inle lake. Shan State.
The famous "leg rower" on his fishing boat on Inle lake in Shan State.
Burmese woman smoking traditional cheroot. Nuaung U near Bagan..
Small stupas of the Sulamani Pahto. Old Bagan.
Gilded stupas and shrines of the Shwedagon Paya complex in Rangoon (Yangon).
Multitude of stupas, shrines, statues and towers in Shwedagon Paya complex in Rangoon (Yangon).
Sunset over Ayeyarwady river.
Rangoon (Yangon)
Burmese boy in the window of an old bus in the street of Rangoon (Yangon).
Defensive wall and moat of the huge fort in the center of Mandalay.
Pigeons on the gigantic stupa of Shwemawdaw Paya,in Bago.
Old monk from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Old monk from Swedagon Paya Rangoon (Yangon) smoking cheroot.
Young bous from Rangoon (Yangon).
Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Young nuns from Kinpun. Shan State.
A child from Mingun near Mandalay.
Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A monk in prayer. Shwedagon Paya, Rangoon (Yangon).
An elderly man with typical burmese cigar - cheeroot. Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State.
The last rays of the setting sun cas long shadows in Nga Phe Kyaung (Jumping Cat) monastery on Inle lake in Shan State.
Leg rower. Inle lake, Shan State.
Old woman from the market in Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State.
Boxes and their owner waiting for goods to be packed on the street in Nyaungswe on Inle lake. Shan State.
A wealth of forms, colors and materials in Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
The most beautiful "street corner" in Burma. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
A "taxi" in Mingun on the bank of Ayeyarwady river waiting for tourists coming from Mandalay.
One of the stupas of the Swedagon paya complex in Rangoon (Yangon).
Women praying in front of Shwezigon paya. Old Bagan.
A gilded statue of Buddha in Ananda Pahto. Old Bagan.
View of the Bagan plateau from the terrace of Shwesandaw temple. Old Bagan.
Municipal market in Nyaung U near Bagan.
Children playing in front of a temple in Bagan.
View from Shwegugyi Paya to Tabetkya Paya (in the foreground) and Ananda Pahto (further away). Old Bagan.
View of the Old Bagan. In the far right corner is Htilominlo temple.
View of the Old Bagan. In the fat left corner is Dhammayangyi Pahto.
Sunset over Old Bagan.
A man praying in front of Mingalazedi temple (closed at that time). Old Bagan.
A statue of Buddha in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
A pair of Buddha statues in Dhammayangyi Pahto. Old Bagan.
Devilish face decorating a pedestal of a temple in bagan.
Ananda Pahto - one of the most beautiful and most famous temples in Bagan
A scene from Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A monk reading a book in Nga Phe Kyaung monastery (Jumping Cat monastery) on Inle lake in Shan state.
Three nuns in theri typical pink robes in Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A courtyard in front of Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A scene from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Evening at Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Dawn over the former capital of Burma (Myanmar) - Rangoon (Yangon).
Three burmese women walking along the bank of Ayeyarwady river.
Mahabodhi temple, modeled after the Mahabodhi temple from Bihar in India. Old Bagan.
Richly decorated portal of the Sulamani Pahto. Old Bagan.
A child from Bagan.
Shwedagon Paya at night. Rangoon (Yangon).
At the railway station in Rangoon (Yangon).
Window of an old, collonial house. Rangoon (Yangon).
Typical local "street cafe" with tiny stools. Rangoon (Yangon).
Old synagogue in Rangoon (Yangon).
An old british bus remembering collonial times still carries passengers in Rangoon (Yangon).
Shocking, but true - motorcycle helmets for sale in Rangoon (Yangon).
Stupa studded banks of Ayeyarwady river.
The famous U-Bein bridge - the longest teak bridge in the world. Amarapura near Mandalay.
People going to work in the field. Amarapura near Mandalay.
U-Bein bridge. Amarapura near Mandalay.
Golden arcades in Mahamuni temple in Mandalay.
The famous Mahamuni Buddha in the Mahamuni temple in Mandalay - one of the three holiest places in Burma (Myanmar). The statue is covered with thick layer of gold formed by very thin gold leafs stuck by the pilgrims since several centuries.
Golden arcades in Mahamuni temple in Mandalay.
A woman at work at a workshop manufacturing golded leafs, which are just several microns thin and are still used by Burmese to stick onto the holy statues.
An old british bus on the street of Rangoon (Yangon)
Gawdaw Palin temple in the centre with two other stupas in the foreground. Old Bagan.
Burmese woman smoking cheroot - a traditional cigar. Kyautawgyi temple in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Burmese woman smoking cheroot - a traditional cigar. Kyautawgyi temple in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Railroad tracks near the railway station in Thazi.
Young girl from the market in Indein village on Inle lake.
Young girl from the market in Indein village on Inle lake with Thanaka "make-up" on her face.
Young mother with child - both with patterns made of Thanaka on their faces. Bago.
Burmese baby with a leaf like pattern made of Thanaka on its face. Thanaka is a yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground bark. Bago.
Elaborate sculptures on the roof of the Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay - a unique and one of the few original wooden buildings in Burma.
Detail of the intricately carved roof of the Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Young boy in monk's robes from Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Two young in monk's robes from Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Detail of a door in Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
Young boy in the elaborately carved entrance to Shwenandaw monastery in Mandalay.
A group of nuns in their typical pink robes in the early morning on a street in Mandalay.
Children in the Kyautaugyi in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Wedding procession in Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Moon over Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
GIlded adornings of roofs and shrines and stupas around Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A group of men of various playing footbag with a ball made of bamboo wicker - a common sight on Burmese streets. Rangoon (Yangon).
Children from Rangoon (Yangon).
A general view of Mt. Kyaiktiyo with the Golden Rock or Kyaiktyio Pagoda balancing impossibly over the edge thanks to a strand of Buddha's hair placed underneath.
The bottom of Kyaiktiyo Pagoda and the devotees praying and sticking golden leafs to the holy rock. Mount Kyaiktyio.
Stilt houses on lake inle. Shan State.
A porter carrying luggage of pilgrims to the Golden Rock on top of the holy Mt. Kyaiktyio. Shan State.
A porter carrying luggage of pilgrims to the Golden Rock on top of the holy Mt. Kyaiktyio. Shan State.
A girl from Indein village on Inle lake with Thanaka "make up" on her face. Shan State.
Pilgrims light hundreds of candles in front of the holy Kyaiktyio Pagoda (Golden Rock). Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dusk. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Sunset over the Kyaiktyio Pagoda. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Dried fish on a stall near the Kyaiktyio pagoda. Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A monk with typical Burmese fan. Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Busy square at the foot of Mt. Kyaiktyo, from which the "buses" to the top of Mt. Kyaiktyio run. Shan State.
A square with grand collonial City Hall. Rangoon (Yangon).
Young nuns in Kinpun at the foot of Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Rural scene seen from thr U-Bein bridge in Amarapura near Mandalay.
A boat on the lake in Amarapura near Madalay. White stupa seen far in the back is a common feature of Burmese landscape.
A view from U-Bein bridge. Amarapura near Mandalay.
U-Bein bridge in Amarapura near Mandalay - the longest bridge in the world built of teak wood (1200 m).
A monk shaving the head of his colleague. Amarapura near Mandalay.
Frescoes in the entrance to Kyautawgyi Paya in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Burnese nuns in their typical pink robes in front of the Golden Rock on Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
A monk in front of the Golden Rock on Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Pilgrims praying in front of the Kyaiktyio Pagoda on Mt. Kyaiktyio in Shan Stste.
Evening sun lights up the Golden Rock of Kyaiktyio with a crowd of man sticking their golden leafs to it.Women are forbidden to enter close to the holy pagoda.
Smiling monk from Kyaiktyio.
Burmese pilgrims often spend many nights under the makeshift tents on the square in frint of the Kyaiktyio Pagoda. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Pilgrims lighting candles at dusk on Mt. Kyaiktyio.
The Golden Rock really looks like it is about to fall down the mountain. That it does not fall is reportedly thanks to the Buddha's strand of hair hidden below the holy boulder.
Shwedagon Paya with the surrounding shrines and pagodas. Rangoon (Yangon).
Rows of shrines and stupas around Shwedagon Paya in Rangoon (Yangon).
Procession of young girls making offerings at Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Children from Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State with faces covered in Thanaka.
A girl from Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State.
Facade of an old collonial house in Rangoon (Yangon).
On-street vegetable and fruit market around the Bogyoke Market in Rangoon (Yangon).
A cart of a pinapple vendor. Rangoon (Yangon).
On the weekly marjet in Indein village. Shan State.
View from the wooden bridge over the river in Indein village. Shan State.
Kyaiktyio pagoda overlooking the surrounding plains.
A man sticking incredibly thin golden leafs to the surface of Golden Rock or Kyaiktyio Pagoda, Mon State.
A man praying at the Golden Rock. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Mon State.
An alley with densely arranged golden stupas in Shw Inn Thein complex in Indein village. Shan State.
A view from traveller's oriental fairy tale - a forest of old, delapidated stupas with a mountain range in the background. Indein village, Shan State.
Men from neighbouring villages watch a volleyball match during the weekly market in Indein village, Shan State.
Stilt houses on Inle Lake near Indein village, Shan State.
One of the famous "leg rowers" living on Inle lake. This technique of rowing with one's leg while standing on a boat's stern developed because the lake is covered by reeds and other plants, which block a view of a person sitting in a boat.
Typical long boats berthed next to the Nga Phe Kyaung (Jumping Cat) monastery on Inle lake in Shan State.
Monks marching very early morning barefoot to collect alms from the households in Nyaungshwe on Inle lake in Shan State.
Yadana Man Aung temple in Nyaungshwe on Inle lake in Shan State.
Kuthodaw temple in Mandalay is called "the largest book in the world", because it contains marble tables with the text of the entire buddhist teaching canon (tripitaka) in 729 litttle shrines.
A picturesque collection of old, delapidated (and a few restored) stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village, Shan State.
A row of old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village, Shan State.
On the market in Nyaung U near Bagan.
Morning rush hours at the piers of the river port in Mandalay.
A poor village on the bank of Ayeyarwady river.
A boat on Ayeyarwady river.
Old stupas around Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Old stupas around Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
Local woman among the old stupas near Swe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
A wall of golden stupas line a path in Shwe Inn Thein in Indein village on Inle lake.
The most beautiful "street" in Burma - an alley in Shwe Inn Thein temple lined on both sides with golden, white and brick stupas. Near Indein village in Shan State.
The most beautiful "street corner" in Burma. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Plaques commemorating founders, who paid for restoring particular stupas. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
Telephone booth on a street in Rangoon (Yangon).
Pigeons in front of the main railway station in Rangoon (Yangon).
Beautiful colonial houses in Rangoon (Yangon).
Pieces of drying in the window of a collonial house and their happy owner. Rangoon (Yangon).
An enormous size of an unfinished Mantalagyi paya in Mingun can be best appreciated when compared to people.
Mantalagyi paya in Mingun or rather what king Bodawpaya managed to build.
A cart pulled by oxen in Mingun. At the background one of two gigantic jars, which were meant to flank the access to Mantalagyi paya.
90 ton bell dedicated to the Mantalagyi stupa called the Mingun Bell, cast between 1808 and 1810. It is the second largest bell in the world after the Tsar Bell in Moscow, which however is broken and does not work.
Young monk walking past the Kyautawgyi Paya in Amarapura near Mandalay.
Stilt houses on the bank of Ayayarwady river.
Shemawdaw Paya in Bago with its height of 114m is the tallest stupa in Burma . It is 16 m taller than the Shwedagon Paya in Rangoon (Yangon).
Fishermen with their distinctive cone shaped nets on Inle lake, Shan State.
The weekly market in Indein village on Inle lake in Shan State.
The weekly market in Indein village on Inle lake in Shan State.
Women selling food to the passengers of a burmese train, which stopped for three hours in the middle of nowhere.
Burmese train on a small station on the way from Rangoon (Yangon) to the north.
Fishermen on Inle lake. Shan State.
The famous "leg rower" on his fishing boat on Inle lake in Shan State.
Burmese woman smoking traditional cheroot. Nuaung U near Bagan..
Small stupas of the Sulamani Pahto. Old Bagan.
Gilded stupas and shrines of the Shwedagon Paya complex in Rangoon (Yangon).
Multitude of stupas, shrines, statues and towers in Shwedagon Paya complex in Rangoon (Yangon).
Sunset over Ayeyarwady river.
Rangoon (Yangon)
Burmese boy in the window of an old bus in the street of Rangoon (Yangon).
Defensive wall and moat of the huge fort in the center of Mandalay.
Pigeons on the gigantic stupa of Shwemawdaw Paya,in Bago.
Old monk from Swedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
Old monk from Swedagon Paya Rangoon (Yangon) smoking cheroot.
Young bous from Rangoon (Yangon).
Kyaiktyio Pagoda at dawn. Mt. Kyaiktyio, Shan State.
Young nuns from Kinpun. Shan State.
A child from Mingun near Mandalay.
Shwedagon Paya. Rangoon (Yangon).
A monk in prayer. Shwedagon Paya, Rangoon (Yangon).
An elderly man with typical burmese cigar - cheeroot. Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State.
The last rays of the setting sun cas long shadows in Nga Phe Kyaung (Jumping Cat) monastery on Inle lake in Shan State.
Leg rower. Inle lake, Shan State.
Old woman from the market in Indein village on Inle Lake in Shan State.
Boxes and their owner waiting for goods to be packed on the street in Nyaungswe on Inle lake. Shan State.
A wealth of forms, colors and materials in Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
The most beautiful "street corner" in Burma. Shwe Inn Thein near Indein village. Shan State.
A "taxi" in Mingun on the bank of Ayeyarwady river waiting for tourists coming from Mandalay.
One of the stupas of the Swedagon paya complex in Rangoon (Yangon).