Novice monks in Sagaing, Myanmar
They look very serious but they just made this faces for photo. After this moment they kept running around and playing with my Kindle. And no, this is not an iPhone, it is Chinese radio. Монахи выглядят очень серьезно, но они только притворяются. После щелчка затвора они стали бегать вокруг, дурачиться и читать книги на моей электронной читалке. А в руках у него не айфон, а китайское радио.
Hunter from Shan State
I met a man from this photo in the small village in Shan state of Myanmar. He was hunting for small birds but out of his three attempts to shoot a bird he did not succeed a single time. Maybe he is unlucky hunter or he was just scaring the birds away from his fields. Я встретил этого человека в маленькой деревне в округе Шан, где он охотился на маленьких птиц. Из 3 попыток подстрелить добычу ни одна [...]
Trishaw driver in Sagaing
Trishaws or cycle rickshaws are a very popular way of transportation in Myanmar. They could be surprisingly fast and can carry two people or a lot of bags and boxes. Очень популярный городской транспорт в Бирме — велорикши. Они ездят на удивление быстро и могут перевозить одновременно двух человек или огромное количество сумок и коробок.
The Grand Palace of Thai Kings
This photo was taken in October. While government told people the worst already passed water kept raising. Only walls of sandbags protected streets around the Great Palace from being covered with water. Я сделал эту фотографию еще в октябре. Пока правительство докладывало о том, что пик наводнения уже прошел, вода продолжала прибывать. Только километровые заграждения из мешков с песком защищали окружающие дворец [...]
Sifting rice in Hoi An
Center of Hội An which is UNESCO World Heritage site is a home for beautiful old buildings, shops and restaurants for tourists, and a small wet market which closes before most of the tourists even wake up. But if you venture outside the center you will see local life in the setting of the same old buildings. For example on the activities you can see anywhere in South-East [...]
Floating Markets of Can Tho
At home I read many articles about mighty Mekong river praising it’s importance for South East Asia. My 2 first meetings with it occurred in it’s upper reaches in Thailand where it did not make impression on me. Only when I went to Nine Dragons river delta in Vietnam I understood what that people from magazines were telling in the articles. River there is not just a strip of water but [...]
Barongs Gathering in Taro on Manis Galungan
On the second day of Galungan festival we headed to the temple of Taro village. Special unique ceremony happens there, you can not observe it anywhere else on the island. На второй день праздника Галунган мы отправились в храм деревни Таро. В нем проходит особая церемонию, которую нельзя увидеть в других местах острова.
The Weaker Sex on Bali
On Bali you can rarely see a man carrying something more heavy than his fighting rooster or a sickle but you can see women carrying wood, bags or huge baskets of fruits and vegetables on their heads like this grandma. Sometimes you can even see them carrying a basket on the head while riding on a motorbike. На Бали вы редко встретите мужчину, который бы нес что-то тяжелее боевого [...]
Beginning of Galungan Festival on Bali
I was lucky to come to Bali exactly for Galungan — the most important holiday for Balinese Hindu. This celebration lasts for 10 day and it is believed that Balinese gods are coming to Earth to celebrate with people the victory of virtue over evil. Мне повезло попасть на Бали прямо к началу праздника Галунган — самого главного балийского фестиваля. Празднование длится 10 дней и по местным верованиям в это время боги [...]
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Towers are two of the most tallest building in the world (they are considered 2 separate building in the lists). You can see them from almost anywhere in the downtown Kuala Lumpur. Landmark and symbol of KL they are definitely worth the visit, especially at night. It is easy to get there on Rapid KL train: KLCC station is located right under the towers. Башни Петронас — одни [...]
Beginning of Songkran Festival at Wat Phra Singh
There is an audio file with sounds from the temple attached to this post. Click on the player icon under the photo to listen to it. В этом посте есть аудио запись с места событий. Нажмите на кнопку плейера под фотографией, чтобы eё послушать. Early morning at Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. It is not a crazy water battle [...]
