Famous bridge U Bein Bridge in Amarapura

• The famous bridge U Bein Bridge in Amarapura

was the city of Amarapura (Burmese - "City of Immortality") Prior to founding capital of the Burmese Empire, Mandalay. The rich history of Amarapura gave cultural and spiritual monuments. The most popular of them - U Bein Bridge - the longest and oldest bridge in the world, made from teak. He is standing on logs in 1086, however, today, some are replaced by concrete pillars. For the construction of the bridge has been used wood, left over from the former royal palace in Hail.

Bridge U Bein Bridge has become a tourist center and a mandatory program of traveler. Here the focus and local identity (as fishermen), and unobtrusive service for foreigners ...

bridge length - about 1, 2 km, it consists of two segments 550 and 650 meters, spaced at an angle of:

On the banks of the old tree. It is worth the last effort and kept on parole:

Five years ago, we have seen here a lonely boat, now discovered a whole "flotilla". Local tourist ride. Huge excitement: we had to pay a premium to the three ends to rent one of the boats, as they were "ordered" by travel agencies since the previous evening:

The emergence quadrocopter created a furor and grab the attention of the Burmese:

In the past the bridge occasionally passed the lonely monks with umbrellas, and today the bridge littered with tourists:

The tree of the year to rot, teak and support is gradually replaced with concrete:

sailed on a boat under the bridge:

In winter the lake dries up strongly, and most of the bridge is over land. Locals litter like pigs (this applies not only to the bridge in Amarapura, Burma but also in general):

The white oxen are found in Burma at every step, they are indispensable in the work on the ground:

The tree is very picturesque. Animates the landscape:

Actually, there were two trees, but the second fell in the past year:

Many fishermen. Some do not use boats, and stupidly go into the water up to his chest:

Or ears:

Local vividly responded to the demand, and prepared proposals for tourists. The most popular - walks on boats:

During the day boats are near the shore (hot and not so beautiful), and in the evening overlooking the water. Book should be in advance:

Before Sunset boats gather in a pile in front of the setting sun:

I venture to launch the drone from the deck. There was a danger drown toy (in case of a glitch with the management, the computer returns it exactly at the place where he took off), but everything worked out:

On the return to the land, tourists waiting vans and champagne:

One of the most popular subjects. Everyone wants to shoot backlit monk with an umbrella or a cyclist:

The main challenge is to catch the moment, when the figures do not merge with the piles:

The sun on one side:

The Moon, on the other:

The next morning, back to the bridge to meet the dawn:

Fishermen stand and wait - but not fish, as you might think, and tourists:

For a modest fee the fishermen are ready to effectively throw the net on any number of duplicates:

We put two boats in front of the sun and began to shoot:

Although I was a third angle - from the air:

A fisherman casts a net and covers it like a hand, the surface of the pond. All fish that fall into this zone will be in the net:

The most beautiful - an unusual catch phase "surge":

Fisherman pulling net on the boat:

He takes a modest catch:

Sunset and sunrise - the only time when you can really take off. The rest of the cost of heat and direct sunlight: