Myanmar - upcountry & Bagan

• Mandatory national 'causes', included in all published material Mandatory national 'causes', included in all published material
• Friendly local girl in Hsipaw Friendly local girl in Hsipaw
• Typical palm woven walls on a house Typical palm woven walls on a house
• Bucolic simplicity Bucolic simplicity
• Young novices with thier tiffin boxes Young novices with thier tiffin boxes
• 'Little Bagan' near Hsipaw 'Little Bagan' near Hsipaw
• An adventurous place to put down roots! An adventurous place to put down roots!
• Acquiring a drunken local Acquiring a drunken local
• Boys with their toys Boys with their toys
• Part of a local rock group Part of a local rock group
• The Dot Hta Waddy river - there's only one bridge; this is the fastest way across The Dot Hta Waddy river - there's only one bridge; this is the fastest way across
• The only way to get your wares uphill The only way to get your wares uphill
• Using an old fashioned corn mangle to strip corn cobs Using an old fashioned corn mangle to strip corn cobs
• Typical village house, with bamboo stilts and palm thatch roof Typical village house, with bamboo stilts and palm thatch roof
• Looking over part of the Shan Plateau, near Hsipaw Looking over part of the Shan Plateau, near Hsipaw
• Refreshing, but unfortunately not big enough for a swim Refreshing, but unfortunately not big enough for a swim
• A feast! One dish is hot; three are edible A feast! One dish is hot; three are edible
• One horse town? Hsipaw's main street One horse town? Hsipaw's main street
• On the way to the local produce market On the way to the local produce market
• 'Sunset point', overlooking the Dot Hta Waddy river 'Sunset point', overlooking the Dot Hta Waddy river
• Some of Myanmar's best food Some of Myanmar's best food
• The long wait for the train... The long wait for the train...
• ... the slowest train so far... ... the slowest train so far...
• ... which stops for 30 minutes at each station ... which stops for 30 minutes at each station
• 'oilnut' anyone? 'oilnut' anyone?
• Crossing the fragile Gokteik Viaduct Crossing the fragile Gokteik Viaduct
• The Gokteik Gorge The Gokteik Gorge
• Principle form of transport in Pyin oo Lwin (Maymyo) Principle form of transport in Pyin oo Lwin (Maymyo)
• Surrey, or Burma? Surrey, or Burma?
• Payas in Pyin oo Lwin Payas in Pyin oo Lwin
• Pyin oo Lwin main street Pyin oo Lwin main street
• River fish in the market (see how large they are next to the chickens) River fish in the market (see how large they are next to the chickens)
• Grabbing some lunch Grabbing some lunch
• The dry market The dry market
• Stinking dried fish Stinking dried fish
• The Anglican church, Pyin oo Lwin The Anglican church, Pyin oo Lwin
• Sunrise over the Irrawaddy Sunrise over the Irrawaddy
• Everyone smokes cheroots here, but only the girls wear thanaka suncream Everyone smokes cheroots here, but only the girls wear thanaka suncream
• Farmers working alongside the Irrawaddy Farmers working alongside the Irrawaddy
• Ferrying goods & people across the river Ferrying goods & people across the river
• Riverside village Riverside village
• The local hatters The local hatters
• Teak logs ready for shipping Teak logs ready for shipping
• Bagan: a temple basher's paradise Bagan: a temple basher's paradise
• Best seen by bicycyle... Best seen by bicycyle...
• ...or admired from a height ...or admired from a height
• Locals playing football in the foreground Locals playing football in the foreground
• A market in a monastery A market in a monastery
• Grazing with a view Grazing with a view
• Colourful decorative bell outside Ananda Pahto Colourful decorative bell outside Ananda Pahto
• Ananda Pahto Ananda Pahto
• Waiting for sunset Waiting for sunset
• Lengthening shadows over Dhammayazaka Paya (in the background) Lengthening shadows over Dhammayazaka Paya (in the background)
• Sunset behind Sulamani Paya Sunset behind Sulamani Paya
• Last light over the plains Last light over the plains
• Sunrise over 4,000 temples Sunrise over 4,000 temples
• Dawn mist Dawn mist
• Well worth the 5am start Well worth the 5am start
• Large and small, near and far... Large and small, near and far...
• ...everywhere, in fact, over 22 square miles... ...everywhere, in fact, over 22 square miles...
• ...an area the size of Manhattan ...an area the size of Manhattan
• Deep in prayer Deep in prayer
• Iza Gawna Paya Iza Gawna Paya
• Back in Yangon, early morning on the Yangon river Back in Yangon, early morning on the Yangon river
• Nuns begging for alms in Twante Nuns begging for alms in Twante
• A cheery trishaw driver A cheery trishaw driver
• Building a new road, Twante Building a new road, Twante
• Main street, Twante - rebuilt from virtually nothing after Cyclone Nargis Main street, Twante - rebuilt from virtually nothing after Cyclone Nargis
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