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Yangon Burma July 2006

by A Simon   
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Kandawgyi Lake

Kandawgyi Lake
The Sun rises over the lake. Yangon is full of parks, and we looked into this...

Downtown

Downtown
Is it mold from the permanent humidity (especially during the rainy...

Downtown

Downtown
But in any case, the future promises to be better--for a few.

Street scene

Street scene
Next to all this, life pulsed through the rain--young monks inspecting a used...

Street scene

Street scene
And the unstoppable abundance of food, from little stalls, booths, trays,...

Betel Chew Roller

Betel Chew Roller
He is rolling the leaves for the betel chew, at Scott's Market.

Betel Chew Roller

Betel Chew Roller
Or here at Mahabandoola Rd in downtown.

More Food

More Food
Mangos at Scott's market.

Young monk

Young monk
This young monk made his morning rounds begging for alms.

Old Monk

Old Monk
This old monk spends his day in a "retirement" house in the monastery...

Chaukhtatgyi Paya

Chaukhtatgyi Paya
The Buddha, immediately before he died. This statue is simply enormous.

Ngahtatgyi Paya

Ngahtatgyi Paya
Across the Street, the Buddha rises five or so storeys high.

Mahabandoola Road

Mahabandoola Road
Sule Paya, the oldest (although many times rebuilt), sits in the center of...

Bus at Mahabandoola Rd

Bus at Mahabandoola Rd
It was the rainy seaon, and in many faces I found a slightly melancholy...

Fish market

Fish market
The cab driver asked three times, incredulous that we wanted to go to the...

Fish market

Fish market
Shrimp, heaps of it.

Fish market

Fish market
You need ice with the fish, but you may not quite want to leave it...

Fish market

Fish market
... to be carted to the ice crushing machine, a primordial monster...

Fish market

Fish market
Once crushed, the ice is combined with the fish, both are wrapped in Banana...

Fish market

Fish market
... carried off in old-fashioned manner and ...

Fish market

Fish market
... heaved onto a truck by three men and put into its proper place by two more.

Fish market

Fish market
Some, however, just get their supplies without any packaging and little ice.

Shwedagon

Shwedagon
And now for something different: the world-famous Shwedagon Paya.

Shwedagon

Shwedagon
You've seen the big stupa elsewhere (and you will again soon). Here are a...

Shwedagon

Shwedagon
These small stupas surround the big chedi/stupa.
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article published 8/26/2006
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thanks so much for your fascinating commentary and interesting photos! It's such a shame, they cannot get a good Government, and have some progress! I have heard, the people there, are extremely friendly!!
— Eleanor Robb, November 26, 2007
wow
Your Burma articles are very interesting!
— Ben Hsu, July 5, 2007
incredible; what a different place; the temple seems as impressive as angkor wat
— David Hariton, August 27, 2006
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