28. July 2001 10:45
by Rene Pallesen
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Burma/Myanmar surprised me in many ways. I would have liked to see more of Burma than I did, but due to military restrictions, I only had access to certain parts of Burma and was not able to see any of the indigenous people along the border as I had initially planned.Burma is a very poor country. It was difficult to travel... travelling 100 kilometres could sometimes take up to 6 hours.
One of the most beautiful places in Burma, I thought, was Bagan.
I took many photos in Burma, and tried to order them in the following pages:
- I spent some days in Yangon, which had a heavy colonial influence.
- Schwedagon was another place full of temples, a place laden with pure gold.
- Whilst travelling, I could not help notice how influenced the people were by religion, and Burma's politics is one thing an outsider should not get involved in.
- I was fascinated by what the Burmese used for medicine. They also had some rather interesting local fruit.
- Mandalay also had an interesting colonial battle history. Whilst there, I watched the “Mandalay Marionettes”.
- With the restrictions up north, I did not get to see much. But you would not believe how the Burmese play volleyball!
- Finally, at Mt Popa, I went there to see a local monastry, and saw a lot of wild monkeys there.
Yangon ( Rangoon ) . . .
This is the city-centre of Rangoon. Rangoon is the capital city of Burma.
It is actually a pretty big city if you compare it with other parts of Burma on a map.
Most of the buildings are from the old colonial period when the British occupied Burma. Unfortunately they have not been very well-maintained.
Can you see the green bits on the clocktower?
If you are thinking it is vegetation growing on it, you are right! There is quite a bit growing on most of the buildings in the city.
There were so many pigeons!
I managed to catch a pictures of a pigeon flying mid-air - can you see the blurred grey thing near the tree in the middle of the photo?
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