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Lotus on the roof In the monastery and pagoda complex Ko Yin Lay: At the top of the roof you have a panoramic view. The four huge... Category | architecture
Clothes Corner Just before sunset in Dawei: On one corner in one of the many beautiful colonial buildings in the city... Category | city
From Today to The Day Before Yesterday The Sule Pagoda now stands on a huge roundabout in the city centre of the former capital Yangon. The main stupa preserves until the... Category | city

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Crooked and Thick Bananas on the market in Bagan: On the markets you will find many different types, thick, thin, large, small, green and... Category | bazaar
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Buddha in the Underworld On the way in the Mahar Sadan cave near Hpa-An. Very impressive medium-sized and small Buddha statues on the walls, have also... Category | blog
Jungle Bridge On the route between Yin Mar Bin and Kalaw you cross a river and have a view of the... Category | Nature
Jungle World View during our hike to Inle Lake over the jungle at Kalaw. | Myanmar Category | Nature
The sound of the Irrawaddy Fishing village near Bagan: Fishermen's boats scurry in the brown waters of Irrawaddys. | Myanmar The name Irrawaddy (or... Category | water
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Silent Times Scenes of a country that was still on the off during our trip. Myanmar has been under the... Category | blog
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Old Gold The Shwedagon, also known as Shwedagon-Paya, is the most important sacred building and religious center of Myanmar in Yangon. Legend has it that the... Category | blog

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After the Rain During a trekking tour we were surprised by a violent thunderstorm, which quickly withdrew. In the heart of Shan State... Category | Nature
The fluttering of the city Chinese Quarter: Pigeons are numerous in Yangon, at every corner the animals flutter, peck around on the sidewalks or sleep... Category | city
Sun Guardian On the beach of Maungmagan | Myanmar Category | water
Golden Time In the tower of the monastery Ko Yin Lay with nine floors: The Buddhist monastery is located near the small... Category | architecture
Winter Light Winter day in the tropics: On the beach of the Dawei peninsula just before sunrise. The bay belongs to the paradise beach resort: Not... Category | Nature
Sunset Walk UBein Bridge over Lake Thaungthaman near Amarapura: The 1.2 kilometre long bridge was built around 1850 and is considered to be the oldest... Category | water
Buddha Gold The Shwedagon, also known as Shwedagon-Paya, is the most important sacred building and religious center of Myanmar in Yangon. It is considered a landmark of the... Category | architecture
The Grandfather Boss In the fishing village of Auk Kyauk, the owner sits in his simple restaurant with his daughters and granddaughter. For a... Category | people
Tropical sand And another pearl in southern Myanmar: Grandfather Beach (Po Po Kyauk) is located on the Dawei Peninsula. The... Category | Nature

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Coffee accompaniment In the fishing village of Auk Kyauk, a part of the family sits in their restaurant-bar and watches me drinking coffee. The soluble coffee... Category | people
Monastry Lavation The Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery was built at the end of the 19th century. The main building is made entirely of teak and falls through its oval windows... Category | architecture
Buddha's View View from the ninth floor of the Buddha figure in the monastery Ko Yin Lay near Ye. The locals... Category | Nature
Mindless In the monastery and pagoda complex Ko Yin Lay: The four huge sitting Buddha figures are the main attraction. They point to all... Category | architecture
The Wooden Port Inle Lake Boots Jetty | Myanmar Category | water
Touch the Sky In the pagoda fields of Bagan. | Myanmar. Category | night
Rocky Buddha The Kaw Gon Cave near Hpa-An is quite small, but definitely worth a visit. Thousands of reliefs with... Category | architecture
The Cloud Shortly after sunset, a thunderstorm cell over Dawei is detected by the last rays of the sun. The thunderstorm could be heard all the time, but... Category | Nature
Flower Scooter Deliver the flowers quickly and relaxed: Impression from the small town Ye while I watch the crossing. | Myanmar Category | people
Dusty Faith Innumerable Buddha figurines are made in the monastery town of Amarapura. After the next, a factory is found in this street. Not only... Category | people
Tree Watering On Lake Thaungthaman at the Ubein bridge near Amarapura | Myanmar Category | water
The streets shelf Grocery store in Burmese, while the early morning sun blinks into the shop: from ginger, shallots and potatoes to dried chilli and... Category | bazaar
Peaceful In the town of Mawlamyine, located at the than Lwin River, you find several mosques. The coexistence of the Buddhist majority with the... Category | architecture, city
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The way back The Mahar Sadan Cave near Hpa-An can be crossed in about ten to fifteen minutes on foot,... Category | blog, Nature
Early Focus Once in a lifetime, young Burmese have to go to the monastery and practice mindfulness and Buddhist life for several weeks. |... Category | people
Banana Mountain Banana mountain located ten kilometers away from ye. The actual name of the monastery and pagoda complex is Ko Yin lay. The... Category | architecture
Shade Source Views across the Lake to the Kyauk Ka LAT pagoda HPNA am. ¦ Myanmar Category | Nature

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In Focus During my stay at the monastery of PaAuk, I again met this snake. The monks could not tell me whether it... Category | animals
Support Stairway to the Kyeik than LAN pagoda in Mawlamyaing. Perched on a hill in the middle of the city the Buddhist monastery on... Category | architecture
Between the lines Children playing in a back lane in Mawlamyine: picturesquely situated on the River, sprayed the city with its colonial buildings and temples a... Category | city
Focusing In the entrance of Kyan Khin monastery in Mawlamyaing a young monk played football with his friends. He was so... Category | people
Buddha Smell At the entrance of the Ko Yin Lay Pagoda: Candles and incense sticks are among the Buddhist utensils. The pagoda is a unique... Category | Everyday life
Barefoot on the beach What seems so quiet is a simple, hard living on the beach in reality. The fishermen on the coast of the... Category | village
The beautiful world They still live, in the jungles of Myanmar can be found to hundreds, this copy I could during my stay in the... Category | macro, animals
Dog's life In the Buddhist forest monastery PaAuk: after a night of unusually cool for the region, the wild dogs used the first morning sun... Category | animals
Cleaning Devil The broom dealer in Mawlamyaing has many variants and materials for sweeping. | Myanmar Category | people
Living trees A gardener? A guest? A monk? I couldn't figure out what made the man in lofty heights or intended... Category | people
Mental distraction In the evening walking meditation through the jungle in the monastery of PaAuk: First passing through a rubber plantation and then you came... Category | Nature
Dance of Joy Beginning of the Buddha Festival in Yangon in front of the Shwedagon Pagoda: Young Burmese raises money, sweets and lots | Myanmar Category | people