#15: Thailand / Myanmar May-June 2005

 

Koh Phi-Phi, Thailand

"This piece is a dedication to all those lost on Phi-Phi Island on Dec 26th 2004. In honour and respect to all who remain and to all who came to help them."

View over Phi-Phi

Some areas look better than before the tsunami

Without all the buildings, you can see the beach on the other side of the island

Bida Nok: Nudibranch

Swimming giant moray

King Cruiser Wreck: School of Snappers

Scorpionfish

Shark Point Phuket: Leopard shark

Bida Nok: Blue-spotted ray

Juvenile Lionfish

Clownfish

Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

The view to Sule Paya from Garden Guest House

Shwedagon Paya: The Southern entrance

Shwedagon Paya

Impressive teak carvings

Shwedagon Paya

The Bell of King Tharrawaddy

Young monks at the Eastern entrance

Monks relaxing in front of Buddha images

The Bo (Banyan) Tree

Selling betel nut in the street

Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Gold leaf factory

Mahamuni Paya: The Buddha is growing from daily gold leaf application

Mingun: Settawya Paya

Settawya Paya

Buddha's footprint inside Settawya Paya

Buddhist nun

Mingun Paya

Chinthe (guardian lion/dragon) Ruins seen from Mingun Paya

The top of the Mingun Paya

The Mingun Bell (90 ton, second largest in the world)

Hsinbyume Paya

Buddha inside Hsinbyume Paya

Bull and cart by the Ayeyarwady River

Boy on bike with longyi and woman with Thanakha in her face

Video: Myanmar