A Pagan Vague in Bagan

The biggest tourist attraction in Myanmar is the temple town of Bagan. Thousands of pagodas, standing and in ruins, look their best at sunrise and sunset, but are quite interesting to explore during the day as well. This photo journal shows what it's typically like to go there.

 

Sånn går no dagan i Bagan

Den største turistattraksjonen i Myanmar er tempelbyen Bagan. Tusenvis av pagoder, enten i form av ruiner eller flotte, fungerende templer, ser best ut ved soloppgang og solnedgang. Om du tåler litt varme, så går det fint å bruke tiden midt på dagene til å utforske dem også. Bildene nedenfor viser hvordan et besøk i Bagan typisk vil oppleves.

DSC07012YangonBusMorning.JPG
DSC07013OhiyoBus.JPG
DSC07035RoadstopMeal.JPG
DSC07040MyaukGuniGoodMorning.JPG
DSC07094BaganFirstLight.JPG
DSC07117SunriseIsComing.JPG
DSC07127AscendingBalloons.JPG
DSC07133MorningGodRays.JPG
DSC07134MyaukGuniMorningNorth.JPG
DSC07146SunnyShwesandaw.JPG
DSC07147NothingToFix.JPG
DSC07151BaganWithMorningSun.JPG
DSC07152NotSoBrokenMorning.JPG
DSC07157AllTheBalloons.JPG
DSC07172BalloonsEverywhere.JPG
DSC07173Ballooning.JPG
DSC07174LowflyingBalloon.JPG
DSC07176FourLinedUp.JPG
DSC07185BlushingTemples.JPG
DSC07233BaganGarden.JPG
DSC07237TempleDetail.JPG
DSC07265FiringTheBalloon.JPG
DSC07268PagodaCorner.JPG
DSC07270MyaukGuniOutlook.JPG
DSC07272SightsOnBikes.JPG
DSC07273PublicTransportation.JPG
DSC07274AyeyarwadyRiver.JPG
DSC07290HelloBuddha.JPG
DSC07310BasicLadders.JPG
DSC07327SomingyiKyaung.JPG
DSC07342ManuhaTempleKiosk.JPG
DSC07347ManuhaRecliningBuddha.JPG
DSC07362LurkingBuddha.JPG
DSC07363InsideOldPagoda.JPG
DSC07374BetweenTemples.JPG
DSC07380SomewhatRestored.JPG
DSC07387RedWall.JPG
DSC07399WorkingOnShwesandaw.JPG
DSC07410DeservingAPause.JPG
DSC07414Conquered.JPG
DSC07437CebuAndPagoda.JPG
DSC07439GravelFactory.JPG
DSC07442ShwesandawSouthEast.JPG
DSC07445ThatBinNyuGlowing.JPG
DSC07452SteepGoingDown.JPG
DSC07824BaganPrettyTree.JPG
DSC07839NewBaganStreet.JPG
DSC07842BaganScooter.JPG
DSC07844BaganTaxi.JPG
DSC07854ChildrensLaundry.JPG
DSC07855BuddhistAlien.JPG
DSC07868StyleOfMyanmar.JPG
DSC07885SchoolIsOver.JPG
DSC07893RoadConstructionWorkers.JPG
DSC07904AungSanSupporter.JPG
DSC07908HeavyLoad.JPG
DSC07915GoatHerder.JPG
DSC07916BlackBuddhaTemple.JPG
DSC07917MyaukGuniHalfBlackBuddha.JPG
DSC07918WalkingHome.JPG
DSC07933TusksOfBagan.JPG
DSC07937FacingTheSunset.JPG
DSC07953Dhammayazaka.JPG
DSC07954MoreBaganSunset.JPG
DSC07958SunsetPeople.JPG
DSC07963BlushingTower.JPG
DSC07969SoManyBricks.JPG
DSC07972HomeworkAtThePagoda.JPG
DSC07978DustFromCows.JPG
DSC07980Pyathetgyiorama.JPG
DSC07983PostSunsetLine.JPG
DSC08019ReadyToLaunch.JPG
DSC08026Lightbeams.JPG
DSC08067Infinity.JPG

About the photos:
* Taken with a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX400 (fixed lens, not an SLR)
* These 74 photos were selected from about 1,000 photos I took during this visit 
* Some photos were processed using PaintShop Photo Pro X5 and Nik Color Efex Pro 3

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