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Images and videos published on ifany.org in rough chronological order according to the image metadata. Page 23 of 52

April 18th to June 15th, 2013


Crossing the Goteik viaduct.
My fellow passengers on 3rd class.
A peasant mooring by the river bank in the pouring rain
Almost over. With a 113 year old bridge it's limited how much trust I put in it.
Rowing in the rain. It was pouring down so heavily the umbrella I was holding did little to protect me.
Heavy rain falling on the river while I take photos of the sunset.
The Irrawaddy at sunset
Rain falling on Amarapura.
Boats moored by Amarapura.
A shower hanging over Amarapura.
Three Buddhist monks crossing the river.
Pagodas in the hills. In the background the Soon u Ponya Shin pagoda is sitting at the very top of the hill.
Sagaing seen from the bridge over the Irrawaddy.
Boats on the Irrawaddy at sunset. This shot is taken right next to Amarapura, and the stubas from an earlier shot can be seen in the background.
The stairway down towards Sagaing from the Soon u Ponya Shin pagoda
The city stretching out across the horizon is Mandalay
Neon Buddha + colored lights.
Benches with Buddhist verses along the covered walkway up towards the Soon u Ponya Shin pagoda
The view towards Amarapura
The view out over Sagaing from the Soon u Ponya Shin pagoda.
Old crooked watchtower is leaning in the background. It's the only building left from the palace in Inn Wa.
Swirling dragon up the building side
Garden gnomes on a row.
Detail from facade of old building near Inn Wa
More stupas looking north from a temple in Amarapura
Driving towards Inn Wa, an old capital, I passed this gorgeous building.
Stupas along the staircase up to a temple in Amarapura. The bridge across to Sagaing can be seen in the background.
Bananas at the market in Mandalay close to my hostel
Roadside restaurant with typical minuscule plastic chairs
The covered staircase up the Mandalay Hill
Three kids hang out by the palace walls in Mandalay
After walking for 2 hours along the palace walls to find the entrance I was turned around and told to come back the next day. I took this photo instead and left.
People praying to a Buddha below.
Cows are lead across the fields.
After the rain stopped, the clouds became more distinctly shaped.
Temples and pagodas disappearing in the rain.
The rain gave the landscape a wonderfully misty feeling.
It started raining and a tourist was taking photos under her umbrella.
A long dragon protects an entrance.
The view out over the plains on top of a different Pagoda that is possible to climb from the day before.
Heavy clouds
A small homestead in between ancient buildings.
The view out over the fields.
The monk who lives in a cave. His cave is the one to the left.
The home of a monk who lived in a cave.
Three pagodas on a row next to the Irrawadi river.
A few details from the decoration of a pagoda.
The view towards Kon Daw Gyi with the Irrawadi river in the background.
Repetitive decorations from the inside of the pagoda.
Some of the brick pagodas still had a layer of the original decorative covering.
Decorations from inside a Pagoda.
A monk with wonderful ears.
Cows close to Kon Daw Gyi near Nyaung-U
A monk looking suspiciously at me as I barged in while he was eating breakfast.
The tree to the left captured my eyes, but this is unfortunately the best show I could get of it.
A small road leading up to a temple.
The last show of the evening before I climbed down and biked back.
A house in Nyaung-U, close to Bagan where I was walking around an early morning.
Tourists climbing up to catch the sunset.
Pagodas as far as the eye can see.
Staircase and Pagodas in the sunset.
I finally found a pagoda with access to the roof so I could climb up and look out. The view did not disappoint.
A monk was taking a break and reading in the shade.
Detail from wood carving on a door on one of the pagodas.
The inside of one of the nicer pagodas.
People were moving gravel and small stones from a barge while a naughty kid was splashing them with water.
It's a little hard to see, but there is a Buddha sitting on the column with hands on his chest and weird fish-like eyes.
A very smiling base for a column
Pagodas like these were spread out over several square kilometers, usually in small clusters a few hundred meters apart.
Passing another train at a station next morning.
The dining car.
The view from my window by a small station not so far from Yangon
The beer turned out to be a catastrophic idea, since the tracks aren't exactly new and the bumpiness soon made sure more beer was on the floor than in my glass.
By the train station of Yangon.
A man had devised a hands-free umbrella.
I wasn't the only one documenting the spectacle.
People are waiting for the bus in the water.
Two hours later the rain had turned to a drizzle and the sidewalks were flooded in waves caused by the traffic
I was buying lunch by the docks of Yangon when the rain started.
The muddy water made it difficult to see how high pants needed to be folded before crossing the street.
Long beach in the early evening.
For some reason long beach was flying a Norvegian Flag.
The beaches looking south from the northernmost part of the island.
A pair of sandals found on the beach
The waterfront on the bay
Boats in the bay in front of the arts and science museum
Boats in Coral Bay
The pedestrian bridge leading to Marina Bay Sands with the Arts and Science museum on the right
The view from North Bridge Road looking west with Boat Quay on the right
A monkey was sitting on the road and didn't move before when we passed him, so I took a close-up.
This big fellow was slowly making his way up the hill side, slightly annoyed at the attention.
A better view of the snake as he slithered through the branches next to us
As we were walking we came by a snake that was busy eating a big lizard.
On the canopy walk together with Isa (in front) and Lara (behind)
Parts of Singapore can be seen in between the two towers.
A monkey and her baby sitting on the forest floor
They are building outside my window.

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