Myself on the ferry crossing the Yangon river Fisher boats at the other river side Dala Ferry terminal Girl selling flowers Flower stall along the main road Greengrocer vendor girl Crossing the river back to Yangon Local people leave the ferry Strand Hotel in Yangon Inside the Botataung Pagoda Botataung Pagoda Worshippers inside Botataung Pagoda Monk praying to the Buddha in Botataung Pagoda Buddha statue beside Botataung Pagoda Burmese arcade in the complex of the Pagoda Man carrying a basket full of coco Sule Pagoda Yangons Sule Pagoda Road Sule Pagoda and its sad history Sule Pagoda Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Buddha Image Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Buddha Image Venue of the Dinghy Fever Sailingboats on the Inya Lake in Yangon Sir U Po Tha Yawnghwe village Intha residents on the Inle lake Skipper on the tiller bar Intha fisher Fishing carp with a conical net on Inle lake Leg rowing fishers Life on the Inle lake Setting a fish trap Open air celebration in Thar Lay Shwe Inn Tha Resort Shwe Inn Tha resort Housing on the Inle Lake Market women arrive Heyan Yawama Long tail boats on the dam Shopping on the market Intha market women offer their pottery products Scene in an open coffee bar Pa'O woman in her traditional outfit Pa'O girls Intha girls in Shan State Market stall offering drilling potatoes Pa'O woman buying vegetable Karen market women Busy boat mooring Handmade souvenirs to sell for tourists Along the waterway to In Paw Khone village Jay Paw Khone village Simple home on high piles Housing in Jay Paw Khone village Silk made from lotus flower Silk thread from the lotus stem Lotus weaving Silk weaver woman making the Yarn Look out the window from the silk shop Girl on the weaving loom Blacksmith work in Jay Paw Khone Some houses do have modern conveniences Tahr Lay a place with an old pagoda Yangon Sailing Club Deceptive idyllic mood at Inya Lake Inya Lake in Yangon Kaba Aye Pagoda Kaba Aye Pagoda Mother and her daughter in Kaba Aye Kaba Aye Pagoda Inside the Kaba Aye Pagoda Swal Daw Myat Zaedi Inside the Swal Daw Pagoda Buddhas tooth in the Swal Daw Pagoda Cleaning the floor Meditation at night time Night view to the northern stairways Buddha hall at the evening Outside the Bogyoke Aung San Market Railway to the Yangon train station Girl at the Bogyoke Aung San Market Bogyoke Aung San Market Center Point Shopping Center Durian fruit for sale in Yangon Pavilion outside the Marble Buddha hall Marble Buddha behind a glas shield The white elephant pavilion White elephant in Yangon Encountering local people at night Pilgrims meditation at Shwedagon complex Around the pagoda step by step Buddha statues at Saw La Paw’s Pagoda Buddha and his Halo The pagoda in its spot light Evening atmosphere at the Shwedagon platform Dinner in a Shan State restaurant View to the western stairway Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Buddhas feet Life at Daw Ngwe Zin’s Hall Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Yangon Maha Wizaya Pagoda in Yangon Burmese novice monks Small bell ringing Ringing the bell The view out of the east gate Woman in her full meditation Scenes of meditation Local people rest and invite to join Shwedagon Pagoda in full splendor Resting at the Maha Tissada Bell Buddha is watching every where The Shwedagon Pagoda Turning clockwise isn't an obligation Young boy with his thanaka make up People surround the Pagoda Platform Buddha in Bhumisparsha (Earth Witness) Mudrā One more thanaka makeup face Young novice getting monkshood Monk faces Terrace of Shwedagon Pagoda Group of monks at Shwedagon Victory Ground at Shwedagon Young monks resting on the floor Sacrifice ceremony to Buddha image The grand golden pagoda