Irrawaddy River Mingun to Mandalay

Bamboo raft pulled up along the banks of the Irrawaddy River at Mingun	Shelter on the bamboo raft	Mingun Riverfront	After visiting Mingun, our boat is waiting to take us back to Mandalay
Our boat to Mandalay	Our boat back to Mandalay	Boys bathing in the Irrawaddy River, Mingun	Boy boarding a boat by gangplank
Boat pulled up to Mingun, Irrawaddy River	Boatmen bathing with buckets of Irrawaddy River water	The ruins of the incomplete pagoda of Mingun seen from the river	Leaving Mingun for the return cruise to Mandalay
White stupa of Settawa Paya on a 5-level terrace on the banks of the Irrawaddy River at Mingun	It's very common for the small boats on the Irrawaddy to use oars and poles rather than the long-tail motor	A large passenger boat heading downstream to Mandalay	Small boat on the Irrawaddy River
Small boat and a bamboo raft on the Irrawaddy River	Temporary shelters erected on the river bank during the dry season	In the wet season, all this is under water	Temporary village on the west bank of the Irrawaddy River
Stilt village on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River just north of Mandalay (N21 59.6/E096 03.6)	The RV (River Vessel) Panadaw on the Irrawaddy at Mandalay	RV Pandaw of Pandaw River Cruises (Irrawaddy Flotilla Company) 180ft length	Pandaw River Cruises operates 6 shallow-draft (3ft) luxury vessels
The RV Pandaw II, built in 2001, accomodates 48 passengers	Mandalay Riverfront	Riverboats tied up five-deep in places, Mandalay	Riverboats on the Mandalay Waterfront
Mandalay Riverfront	Young boatman, Mandalay	Crewman of a riverboat in Mandalay	Life along the Mandalay Waterfront
Captain "Let's Save the Ayeyawady Dolphin"	Our boat got us safely to and from Mingun without any problems	"Keep Mandalay Beautiful" campaign required