MarionettesSometimes, lugging a big camera while on this journey just didn't pan out. It wasn't often, mind you, that my camera wasn't firmly gripped in my right hand, ever at the ready, but when I did set it down or (gasp!) leave it behind, I had a super-secret backup: My iPhone 4s, loaded with photography apps. So, here's a few images taken with ye olde phone, and pimped out with apps such as Tilt Shift Generator and Instagram.
Pool, Mandalay Hill Resort.
Pool, Chatrium Hotel, Yangon.
Temple, Mandalay.
Temple, Mandalay.
Musician with a traditional Myanmar Saung (harp).
Monks, all cousins.
Rattan shop, Scott's Market, Yangon.
Giant reclining Buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Paya, Yangon.
Monk on the beach! Somewhere north of Chuang Tha Beach.
Street food alley, Scott's Market, Yangon.
Truck taxi fare taker, Yangon.
Cutest little drag queen ever.
Street vendors, loaded truck.
Bus window, Yangon.
Traditional Myanmar clothing. The sign reads, "The dressing of the rich people."
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon.
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon.
Zebra with mermaid, north of Chuang Tha Beach. (It's really a pony... painted to make it more alluring to tourists who might want to take a ride.)
Buddha
Chuang Tha Beach palm trees.
Karaweik Royal Barge, Yangon.
Colorful tiles in a temple.
Airport greeters, Bagan.