Pictures from 2004

Yangon, Mawlamyine, Mandalay, Pyin U Lwin, Inle Lake

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Southern staircase at 5:30 am The main pagoda at sunrise Young girl studying a religous text Visitors preying and meditating The little boy is offering to the tusked elephant, his animal sign He was born on a wednesday morning, like me
But not everyone is serious here They were waiting for their older sister who was meditating nearby and decided to shorten the time by making fun of me Railway station The circle line arrives This train takes about an hour to go in a big circle around the town
The trains stops frequently and is an important means of transport for the city Passengers and vendors in the circle line Street market Sule paya at night An indian restaurant in the evening
On the ferry to Mawlamyine In the background the almost finished new bridge which will make the ferry obsolete On the ferry to Mawlamyine Shop with coconut and bananas in different variations Pickup, almost ready for departure On the hill overlooking the city
Schoolbuses Sunset in the harbour Evening chat on the waterfront Fishing in the harbour Pipemakers on Ogre Island
The worlds largest reclining Buddha in Yadana Taung 180m long, not yet finished The worlds largest reclining Buddha in Yadana Taung Painters at work The worlds largest reclining Buddha in Yadana Taung No job for people who get dizzy easily Painted wooden horsecarts are still widely used Kids in the park
Kids, some in animal costumes, stop all vehicles and collect money for the monastery on the full moon day of Tazaungmon A little girl and a large bell at Mahamuni Paya View over Indein Statue at Indein At Indein
After watching them for 15 minutes I was convinced that I had met the most untalented boatmen among all the monks of Burma Most of the time they were just laughing and moving in circles Schoolchildren on their way home Schoolchildren on their way home On the market in Nyaung Shwe Maung's cat
Fisherman on the lake View of the lake and surrounding area after takeoff in Heho