Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wonderful collection Howard! Lluis El 04/05/2013, a las 02:31, H&ECummer escribi?: > 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