i had to cross a mountain ridge to enter the country
nice hairpins on the way down to the plain
the Mainroad...
Petrol Station along the road
Market in Hpa-An
the Monk protects himself from the Sun
Bicycle Riksha the birmese way
Streetlife in Hpa-An
she sold Vegetables
in the Hostel
public transport seems not that reliable
taking a bath in the river at sunset
ruined Ship
the monks on their daily collection of alms
fisherboats
the stupa in Thaton is covered to protect the new layer of gold from the sun
this boy is cycling home from School
there are a lot of Dogs in miserable conditions on the roads
Road Sign in the Rural Area
"historic" Truck
two kids in the Hammock
crossing a river
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my guardian angels after the crash
a ferry boat crossed the river in the Morning
Fisherman
the birmese script
traditional Hat Blackforrest-lookalike...
the Navigator took a nap
Roadscene
a Truck full of pottery
fully packed
the Taxidrivers jelling for clients in the Busstation in mandalay
Streets in Mandalay
at the market
Onion-King
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there is space for a lot on the Riksha
the classic way of travelling in the City
building city-roads
monks in the Streets
beautiful carvings on a wooden Pagoda
guitar maker
the buildings are crumbling
gold beater producing the leaf gld for the pagodas
kids are begging in the streets
a fisherman near U-Pein Bridge south of Mandalay
on the Bridge
Fisherboats on the Lakeshore
cleaning the roads... a dusty job
huge bridges crossing the irrawaddy river
a new stupa with a bamboo-framework
hundreds of oxcarts are crossing my way
forrests of palms on my way to bagan
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unloading a vessel
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thousands of pagodas all over...
the Area at Bagan...
Mystic!
The Shwezagon Pagoda in Nyaung U near Bagan
a Bamboo Umbrella Seller
Sunrise with Balloons
young Monk
Still smiling with all this stuff on the bike
chicken, totally relaxed, infront of a wooden Bridge
the best you can do, taking a bath in the river
You got it?
in the Rural Areas the trucks doing the public services
Ch..., like Volleyball played over a net. But here they use just feets and the head and play with a Rattan-Ball... GReat Game!
and the audience is watching!
rural scene
Street in Yangon
Ice-Tea
Riksha Driver reading the News. On the Cover Aung Sun Suu Kyi the Icon of Democracy in Birma
Tea-Stall on the Roadside
Pan, the indian Name of Bethelnut colors the Streets
Shwedagon, the most holy place for bhuddists in Birma
bathing the Buddha
even the monks want to have a selfie with the stupa
golden peaks all around the area
Hat Seller
back in the Red Country
meeting the locals on a rural street
everywhere in the country they are collecting money for the temples and Mnasteries...
Streetlife in Mawlaymaiyn
railway track in the south of the Country... bumpy ride!
building Roads in the South
at the trainstation in Ye
on the train to Dawei
on the train to Dawei
Sunset of the andaman Sea... peaceful
it is time to park the bike for a time...