Biking and laundry

Biking and laundry

While trekking from village to village in Central Burma, we were welcomed in each village with a small greeting committee with music and gongs ringing the good news that the foreigners had arrived. As we left the village in the early afternoon, the light lit up the...
Crossing guard directing traffic?

Crossing guard directing traffic?

On the way to Mt. Popa, some of us decided to ride bikes, at least part of the 30+ kilometers from Bagan. On one of the main roads, I caught this guy almost looking like he was directing traffic. I think they were getting ready to bring lunch pails to the workers in...
Big Springs

Big Springs

This leather seat with rusty springs looked almost like the classic Beijinger I had in Beijing. But this was parked along with lots of others at a market in Bagan. We stopped here the first morning we arrived because this market only happens once every five days or...
Temple tiles

Temple tiles

In a beautifully restored temple complex in Bagan, I found these beautiful floor tiles inside one of the smaller buildings next to the main stuppa. I am not sure if the flower is a lotus but imagine some sort of buddhist elements in the tiles?  What do you think? We...
Soulful Eyes

Soulful Eyes

At an outdoor market in Rangoon, I found this colorful women with soulful eyes selling crab and other greens in front of her bike. This market was full of color and life, the richness of the vegetables and the variety of produce was incredible despite the state of the...
Like a dream

Like a dream

This photo is on the cover of Burma Bikes: a journey within. It was taken in Rangoon as the morning light reached across the golden pagoda. I went there my first few days since it was only a 15 minute walk from my hotel.  I could watch the monks from the many...