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November 26, 2019
Bangladesh skip's retirement travel
Kawran Bazaar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
November 27, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The city's wholesale market that begins at 3 AM, running through late morning. Amazing chaos. Amazing amount of food. Amazing that even the fish market had no unpleasant fish smell. Everything fresh. The pictures are various representative parts of the market.Read more
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Dhaka
November 27, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Capital of Bangladesh. There is an old and a new Dhaka. Most of what's interesting is in the old city. However, a few are worth noting from the new. 1st is the Bangladeshi Parliament building designed by the famous architect, Louis Kahn. 2nd is the monument to the language martyrs. Years back when there was east and west Pakistan, the west wanted the east to adopt Urdu, the language of the West as the common language. The east resisted, with a small war resulting. Eventually, they split into 2 countries, with Bangla as the official language here. You can see why the country is so named. 4rd is a look over part of the city from the wall of the unfinished 17th century fortress. 4th is one of the buildings within the fortress. 5th is a temple to Kali. Last is the main room at the University of Dhaka where students are sitting for an exam.Read more
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The Rocket
November 27, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A classic, historic, old, sidewheel river steamer working the Kirton Khola River and other interconnected waterways, all the way at to the Bay of Bengal. Although no longer steam driven (it's diesel now), the rest of the boat remains essentially the same.
The first 2 pictures look at the steamer from the dock. 3rd is the 1st class area where my cabin was. 4th looks at the deck where the below 2nd class passengers staked out their floor space to sleep. The last two look out over the river from the top deck. One is at Dhaka, showing the many small boats running back and forth. The other looks at the sunrise on the river.Read more
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Old Dhaka
November 27, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
As the name was implies, this is the old part of the city where most of the interesting places seem to be. It is an area of narrow streets and alleys, some narrower than my shoulders.
The 1st picture is the so called Pink Palace, for obvious reasons. This was built during the Raj by the landlord of the area. Next is one of those narrow streets. Then a Hindu temple, an Armenian Orthodox Church and the old mosque. This was a trading center on the southern route of the silk road. So, many nationalities mixed here.Read more
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On the water in Bangladesh
November 28, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Bangladesh is one of those places very much at risk from sea level rise and fr m flooding, especially during the monsoon, as it is very low lying. And there are many waterways dividing up the land areas. So it seems good to have some me pictures of that central factor shaping what Bangladesh is.Read more
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Sundarbans
November 29, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Said to be the largest remaining mangrove forest and home to the royal Bengal tiger. Unfortunately, the tigers didn't show up for their photo shoot appointment. In fact, none of the larger fauna was around today. The first three pics are of the forest. 4th is some land crabs. The last 2, the spotted deer and the croc were in an enclosure at an eco-center.Read more
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Lawachara national forest
December 2, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Rainforest park. Pics of various animals, Gibbon, macaque, spider, monkey. Most are too far to recognize.
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Khasia tribal village
December 2, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Located within Lawachara national park ,(see another post). Yes, that is a Presbyterian Church in the center of the village. And that is called 7 color tea. No idea how they make it.
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Panam
December 3, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Former capital of Golden Bengal. Now an archaeological site. Dates back centuries. The architecture show influences of Hindu, Mughal, British and more influences. Pics 2&3 are of a couple spaces large enough for meetings and dancing.Read more
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Mainamoti
December 4, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Region of Bangladesh with many archaeological sites. The first two pics are at what is known as the Queen's palace. The 2nd pic looks into an unusual underground room, likely for storage, but could be a call ol space for hot days. The other 4 are various house/temple complexes around the area. They date from the Buddhist period.Read more
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Salban Vihara
December 4, 2019 in Bangladesh ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Relatively new Buddhist temple built by the Thai government in the area with all the Buddhist history, former monasteries, etc. The pics are of the building, the dragon staircase, a Buddha outside, two of the shrines in two of the chapels. Last is known as Buddha's footprint.Read more
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Trip end
December 6, 2019