Hpa-An

Early morning market stalls in Hpa-An, Burma.

Clock tower in the town center in Hpa-An, Burma.

In Hpa-An, Burma.

A women takes her lunch pail on her way to work, taking cover from the sun with an umbrella in Hpa-An, Burma.

Traffic and cars in a round-about in Hpa-An, Burma.

A monk takes alms in the early morning sunshine at the market in Hpa-An, Burma.

A pretty tray of condiments in Hpa-An, Burma.

Vegetables from the countryside are brought into the market for sale in Hpa-An, Burma.

Morning shoppers and vendors take to the streets at the market in Hpa-An, Burma.

A trishaw driver fills his bike with lettuce cargo for transport in Hpa-An, Burma.

A truck is packed to the gills with veggies in Hpa-An, Burma.

Vendors unload vegetables in Hpa-An, Burma.

Flower vendors line the streets in Hpa-An, Burma.

Our breakfast soup is prepared in Hpa-An, Burma.

Buddhas line the caves and rocks in Hpa-An, Burma.

Buddha statues in the Kaw Ka Taung Cave near Hpa-An, Burma on a daytrip from the Soe Brothers guesthouse.

Delicious soup for breakfast near the Soe Brothers Guesthouse in Hpa-An, Burma.

Buddha face, one of many lining the Kaw Ka Taung Cave in Hpa-An, Burma.

Buddha wrapped in saffron cloth in the Kaw Ka Taung Cave near Hpa-An, Burma.

Dozens and dozens of monk statues line the rocks outside the Kaw Ka Taung Cave in Hpa-An, Burma.

My niece Ana stands with the monks and rice alms bowls in the countryside near Hpa-An, Burma.

Statues of monks and their alms bowls near in Hpa-An, Burma outside of the Kaw Ka Taung Cave.

Rice paddies and karst rocks in the countryside near Hpa-An, Burma.

Animist worship in Hpa-an, Myanmar. in Hpa-An, Burma.

in Hpa-An, Burma.

Vegetable fried rice was the easiest thing to order near the Ruby and Kawkathaung caves near Hpa-An, Burma.

Fun for kids at the swimming hole near the Kawkathaung cave outside of Hpa-An, Burma.

Ana plays with the floaties near the Kawkathaung cave outside of Hpa-An, Burma.

Ana tests out the cool waters at the swimming hole near Hpa-An, Burma.

The glassy clear waters of the swimming hole just near Kawkathaung Cave and Ruby Cave in Hpa-An, Burma.

Cooling off in the clear waters diverted from the nearby rice paddies in Hpa-An, Burma.

Small restaurants dot the swimming hole near the Kawkathaung and Ruby Cave s in the countryside near Hpa-An, Burma.

University girls giggle and wave from across the small swimming hole near Hpa-An, Burma.

Local teenagers at the swimming hole near Hpa-An, Burma.

A neat bridge through the rice paddies outside of Hpa-An, Burma, near the Kawkathaung and Ruby Caves

Hearty greetings as we wandered the very rural countryside in Hpa-An, Burma.

A bridge through the dried out rice paddy in Hpa-An, Burma.

Interesting transportation in the countryside around Hpa-An, Burma.

Big smiles near Hpa-An, Burma.

Karst rocks and a rural bridge through the rice paddies outside of Hpa-An, Burma.

Rural life outside Hpa-An, Burma.

Rural Hpa-An, Burma.

Betel nut spit on the ground in Hpa-An, Burma.

View from the top of a small karst rock formation near the Kawkathaung and Ruby Caves outside of Hpa-An, Burma.

Arial view of the countryside around Hpa-An, Burma.

Looking toward Mount Zwegabin near Hpa-An, Burma.