Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fascinating, Howard. And great images. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 7:31 PM Subject: [Leica] Mandalay > Hello again Luggers, > On day 4 we flew from Bagan to Mandalay. Four domestic airlines fly small > turbo prop planes on the same circular route twice a day - Yangon - > Bagan - Mandalay - Hiho (for Inle Lake) and back to Yangon. All > passengers for all flights wait in a single large un-air-conditioned > waiting room and leave from the same exit. For boarding the airline ground > staff hold up a sign with the flight number and airline name on it and > shout out "Boarding! Boarding!" in Burmese and English. There is a rush to > line up and passengers for other flights are turned away until it is their > turn with another sign. The ground staff counts boarding passes collected > for the flight and then, if the count is short, they search for > stragglers, wagging the sign as they walk through the terminal shouting > "Last Call, Last Call!" Few people get left behind, I'm told, so the > simple system works well enough. > > In Mandalay, we went to see the U Bein Bridge, made of teak, 1.2 km long > and over 200 years old. We were advised to charter a boat to get the best > view of the bridge and the sunset. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/HCSunseteakbridgeMandalayw.jpg.html> > > http://tinyurl.com/cucf63h > > And here is the bridge the monks silhouetted against the setting sun. The > X Pro 1 and the 90 Elmarit from the boat. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/BridgeSilhouw.jpg.html> > > http://tinyurl.com/dx5lxae > > In the lake at sunset, a buffalo herder floated by riding the head buffalo > and directing him to swim to shore leading the rest of the herd home: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/WaterBoyCUw.jpg.html> > > http://tinyurl.com/cfnje66 > > Here's another view of the buffalo boy: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Burma2013/WaterBuff2Hw.jpg.html> > > http://tinyurl.com/d7n6nsr > > Please look large. C&C always welcome, > > Howard (in bright sunny hot vancouver) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >