Amarapura အမရပူရ

Amarapura's iconic U Bein's Bridge, a 1.2 km long teak footbridge over Lake Taungthaman	Amarapura - west end of the Teak Bridge	Amarapura is one of the most popular tourist sites around Mandalay so there are the requisite souvenir stalls	Maha Ganayon Kyaung, Amarapura
Stupas on the edge of Lake Taungthaman - islands in the wet season	The 1.2km teak footbridge at Amarapura	The royal capital moved to Amarapura in 1841	Dennis making a self-portrait on U Bein's Teak Bridge, Amarapura
In the wet season these fields are innundated by the rising water of Lake Taungthaman	During the dry season, the lake shrinks freeing up fertile land for farming	Amarapura Teak Bridge	1060 teak posts support the 1.2km long bridge at Amarapura
U Bein's Bridge, Amarapura	The Amarapura Teak Bridge is around 200 years old	Villagers crossing U Bein's Bridge in the late afternoon, Amarapura	Dennis and our guide, Soe Myint
Amarapura Teak Bridge, Myanmar	U Bein's Bridge looking east	Monk crossing U Bein's Bridge, Amarapura	Shadows of the Teak Bridge cast by the late afternoon sun
The Teak Bridge of Amarapura is a popular spot for photography, especially around sunset	In January, the water level of Lake Taungthaman are low	Shadows of U Bein's Bridge, late afternoon, Amarapura	Shadows of villagers and tourists on Amarapura bridge
Dennis and the guide waiting for me to catch up	Gnarled old tree on the edge of Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura	Taungthaman Lake is named after a legendary ogre	Photogenic old tree, Amarapura
Buddhist nuns crossing U Bein's Bridge, Amarapura	Monk crossing the Teak Bridge, Amarapura	Monk crossing the Teak Bridge, Amarapura	Dennis, Amarapura Teak Bridge
Lake Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura	Burmese Monks crossing U Bein's Bridge, Amarapura	Tourist boat waiting for passengers	Taking a boat out on the lake at sunset is a great way to photograph the Teak Bridge
Dennis sitting on the edge of the Teak Bridge as a hopeful boatman waits patiently	...nearly sunset...	Late afternoon sun, Amarapura	Gnarled tree silhouette, Amarapura
Dennis with Lake Taungthaman at sunset, Amarapura	Lake Taungthaman at sunset with tree, Amarapura	Dry-season island at the midpoint of the Teak Bridge	Dennis and a local souvenir seller on the Teak Bridge, Amarapura
Rest area at the midpoint of the Teak Bridge	Fertile fields on the dry-season island in the middle of Lake Taungthaman	These huts must be temporary since the island is nearly completely flooded in the wet season (Jul-Aug)	Boys on the bridge at Amarapura
The bend at the midpoint of U Bein's Bridge	U Bein's Bridge, late afternoon	Monks crossing the Teak Bridge	Teak Bridge, Amarapura, late afternoon
Teak Bridge, Amarapura, late afternoon	Midpoint pavilion, U Bein Bridge, Amarapura	आमरपुर - Amarapura - "City of Immortality" - in Pali, the language of the Buddhist canon	Boat on the lake through pillars of the Teak Bridge at sunset
U Bein Teak Bridge, Amarapura, at sunset	Boatman hoping to collect us from the mid-lake island	Some posts of the Teak Bridge have been replaced by concrete pillars	Sunset with tree, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura
Sunset with tree, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura	Sunset, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura	Amarapura boatman	Amarapura boatman using the standing forward-facing cross-oar technique
Dennis at sunset, Amarapura	Paddling on Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura	Sunset with tree, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura	Sunset with tree, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura
Sunset with tree, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura	Sunset with tree and boat, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura	Boat on Lake Taungthaman at sunset, Amarapura	Amarapura tree
Four monks giving scale to the side of the dead tree by the Teak Bridge	Boys playing on the edge of the lake by the Teak Bridge, Amarapura	Boys playing on the edge of the lake by the Teak Bridge, Amarapura	Boat in front of the Teak Bridge, Amarapura
Amarapura Sunset	Amarapura Sunset	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge), Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge), Amarapura
U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge), Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge), Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge), Amarapura	Passing under the Teak Bridge, Amarapura
Passing under the Teak Bridge, Amarapura	Passing under the Teak Bridge, Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura
Villagers crossing the Teak Bridge at sunset, Amarapura	Villagers crossing the Teak Bridge at sunset, Amarapura	Villagers crossing the Teak Bridge at sunset, Amarapura	Villagers crossing the Teak Bridge at sunset, Amarapura
U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura
Teak Bridge at sunset, Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	Bicycles crossing the Teak Bridge, Amarapura
Ro-Ro-Ro Your Boat	Don't quit your day job!	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	Sunset, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura
U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	Soe Myint, our Mandalay Guide	U Bein's Bridge (Teak Bridge) at sunset, Amarapura	Teak Bridge pavilion sunset
Pavilion on the Teak Bridge at sunset, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura	Pavilion on the Teak Bridge at sunset, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura	Silhouettes of villagers and a bicycle with the setting sun, Amarapura Teak Bridge	Pavilion on the Teak Bridge at sunset, Lake Taungthaman, Amarapura
Silhouettes of villagers and a bicycle with the setting sun, Amarapura Teak Bridge	Sun setting behind the Teak Bridge, Amarapura	Sun setting behind the Teak Bridge, Amarapura	Sun setting behind the Teak Bridge, Amarapura
Show's over...	Sundowner Cruise, Cheers!, Amarapura	Patient sales people waiting to ambush Dennis	Their patience pays off...