Rangoon

The colourful Life Nocturnal scene in downtown Yangon: At a crossroads of the metropolis, a residential building with apartments in individual colors presents itself. |... Category | night
Pagode Thunder The most important sacred building and the religious center of Myanmar: Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on a humid, wet and dark thunderstorm day. |... Category | architecture, city
Red Refreshment Downtown in the metropolis of Yangon: In a side street, a woman sells freshly sliced, hand-sized watermelon pieces. | Myanmar Category | bazaar, people

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Call for Freedom Morning in downtown Yangon: A large rooster crows at a late hour on a railing at a very busy... Category | animals
Colors of faith View of a Hindu temple in Yangon: Hinduism is practiced by 1.7% of Myanmar's population and has been influenced by elements of... Category | architecture, city
The New Day Shortly after sunrise at a still peaceful time: breakfast on the roof terrace of my accommodation in downtown Yangon, with... Category | city
The Cool Box Block of flats in Yangon: Electrically operated air conditioning is essential for the intensive cooling of the apartments. Most of the time, the systems are also happy to... Category | city
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Tastes of the night – colors of the heat Traditional night and food market in Yangon. Delicious meals and shopping included. When the sun has set, numerous streets are transformed... Category | blog, night, city
Once in a lifetime Buddhist nuns receive their food in Yangon. Yangon early in the morning, young novices collect their food alms: Of the approximately 53... Category | people
Alms A Burmese monk walks with his alms bowl through a small street in downtown Yangon. | Myanmar Category | people

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Cage No. 3 Facade in downtown Yangon: So that climbing thieves don't simply go to lofty heights from the outside and then go into the... Category | architecture, city
Colored Gods Shree Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in the Little India district of downtown Yangon. It was founded in 1871 by... Category | architecture
Asphalt Flower Waiting for customers who might want to buy some flowers. Mother and son spent half the day in a side street... Category | people, city
The Junta and the Pigeons In the middle of the former capital, hundreds of pigeons have gathered on the numerous power lines at noon. You will get... Category | city
Glassy Money In stark contrast to the usual shopping opportunities in Yangon: Following the example of the American malls or Western European shopping malls, you will also find... Category | night, city
Street Worker Fish mile at a market in Yangon Downtown: A young worker has brought to a basket full of supplies of fish.... Category | bazaar, people
Locked up time View of a balcony in the former capital Yangon: Today, people live in a brutal military dictatorship, at the time of... Category | architecture, city
Residential views In my accommodation: view across the street into the opposite apartments in Yangon. | Myanmar Category | city
Fast Stick Chopsticks, finger food and delicacies in Yangon's food stalls. Very tasty and sometimes quite unknown ingredients for cheap money.... Category | bazaar, city

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Golden Crossroads Access to Shwedagon Pagoda: The pagoda is also called Shwedagon-Paya and is the most important sacral building and the religious center of Myanmar... Category | city
Shadow Trails of the City Downtown in Yangon there are still many small streets between the colonial house fronts. In the evening, many cooking kitchens are located on... Category | city
Fodder Place In the middle of Yangon near the Sule Pagoda | Myanmar Category | people, animals
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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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
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
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
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
Water clouds Inya Lake is the largest lake in Yangon and at the same time a popular recreation area for the inhabitants of the bustling city of Myanmar. Category | water
I am driving a car Today in Yangon: a few years earlier has seen hardly any cars on the streets of Burmese, particularly few in the... Category | city
Quiet Zone The "terrace" between the rows of houses at the Maha Bandule road in downtown Yangon presented is quite messy, but is a... Category | city
Blue Meal In the morning, some early risers in the restaurant "Blue House" breakfast outdoors and indoors. The former capital of Yangon is colorful, lively and... Category | city
A new Morning At a corner of a house in Yangon, a little girl and her mother are placing their little stall | Myanmar Category | people
Tropic Night Sunset in Yangon at Inya Lake | Myanmar Category | night, water
Dusky Shopping At a late hour, people in Yangon sell all kinds of goods on the sidewalks | Myanmar Category | night
Fish and Shrimp On the market in Yangon a burmese woman with her son touts fish and shrimps | Myanmar Category | people

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The Vitamin Alley Front of the vegetable market in Yangon Chinatown: about many many stretches of the market, in every street there are others... Category | bazaar
Tea and Bread Tattered oven in a tea room in Yangon: with glowing charcoal, the Baker bakes a delicious and fresh pita bread. Myanmar Category | people
Red Clouds Many red lanterns on one of the main streets in the Chinese District of Yangon | Myanmar Category | city
The night camp With the sunset, the pigeons of Yangon place on their sleeping places in airy heights | Myanmar Category | city
Golden City The Sule pagoda in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the old town offers next to the Shwedagon Pagoda a good insight into the everyday religiosity... Category | architecture
Red and Sweet In the China area in Yangon, a young woman sold fresh goods directly on the main street of Maha Bandula. Lots of Sun... Category | people
Last Supper Hot and oily, but yummy. Dumplings with egg and some vegetables are in a small food stall on the street... Category | bazaar
Drag Mark Using a grinder manually powered, a worker Sun glasses fit makes for an eyeglass frame. The man sits... Category | people
Movies World Intersection in downtown of Yangon: balloon seller traffic at a modern cinema complex in the former capital of Myanmar. Category | night, city
Apartments In addition to the now many vehicles on the streets, there are quite a few pigeons in the former capital Yangon | Myanmar Category | city, animals
Fresh Green Maha Bandula Street: In downtown Yangon Street dirt, an old woman sells fresh vegetables | Myanmar (Birma) Category | people
The Other Living Look at the opposite apartments in the historic centre of Yangon | Myanmar (Birma) Category | night, city