Thread: Some of my photos from Burma in 2003

Some of the road to Mandalay

This is spectacular ... keep em coming please .

These next couple are in Amarapura. This foot bridge is called U Bein bridge and is about 1.5 km long built entirly of teak from an old deserted palace that was in the area.

Sunset on the bridge; this is just outside of Mandalay.

This is at some temple ruiens on the Irrawddy river up from Mandalay

Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr

This is spectacular ... keep em coming please .

x2...

This is Mingun temple also on the Irrawaddy river. It is built of brick but was never finished because it was damaged by an earthquake.

Beautiful composition, and the people content spectacular.
Keep it coming please.

Originally Posted by sledge

Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr

Amazing photos Sledge ... the photo of the fisherman in post #10, was that near the coast or in an inland river?

Thanks, That photo is on Inle lake which is in the Shan State

I have some video of that lake.



Great pics, keep them coming!

Beautiful pictures. A real privilege to see them.

I will add a few more pics. This one is of Goteik Viaduct. It's on the train trip from Manadalay north. There were about 5 foriengers on the train and we all had to sit in the same carriage. As we approached this bridge a guard came along a said no photos and stayed with us until we had crossed. There were armed soldiers positioned all along the bridge plus a large camp under neath. The train slow right down and crawl across this bridge and you could feel it swaying. On looking at the steel work it was rusting away so pleased that we made it across.

This is a town called Hsipaw, about 12 hours north by train from Mandalay

At the guest house where I was staying the owner took me for this boat ride up one of the rivers and trek in the surrounding area- the next few photo's

This is in Pyin Oo Lwin, a hill station that the british use to holiday in when they were ruling Burma. This is the local transport.

Wonderful pictures.

This was place called Kakku, around Inle lake area. There was 1000's of these stupas al crumbling away. They were in the process of repairing some but looked crap - trying to make old look new.