Daily Life in Yangon

Burmese board a Yangon ferry heading home at rush hour in Yangon, Myanmar

Burmese board a Yangon ferry heading home at rush hour February 8, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Burmese men chat in the waiting room before boarding a Yangon ferry

Burmese pack a Yangon ferry heading home during rush hour as a woman sells boiled bird eggs in Yangon, Myanmar

Burmese pack a Yangon ferry heading home during rush hour as a woman sells boiled bird eggs February 8, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Burmese disembark from a Yangon ferry at rush hour in Yangon, Myanmar

A city ferry waits to take off at sunset across the Yangon River in Yangon, Myanmar

A city ferry waits to take off at sunset across the Yangon River February 8, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

A Burmese monk sleeps under the shade of a tree during a hot afternoon

A woman walks past a movie poster in the central shopping area of the city in Yangon, Myanmar

A Burmese man working on a city bus calls out for passengers to board at a bus stop in Yangon, Myanmar

A Burmese man working on a city bus calls out for passengers to board at a bus stop February 8, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

2012 calendar showing Aung San Suu Kyi is for sale along the city streets in Yangon, Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi T-shirts are for sale along the city streets in Yangon, Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi T-shirts are for sale along the city streets February 8, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. As the country opens up to the outside world and Suu Kyi begins her campaign ahead of April 1 by-elections, her decision to stand for a seat in parliament is the latest sign of dramatic political changes taking place in the country. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

A Burmese monk feeds the seagulls at a Yangon river jetty

A woman feeds the seagulls along the Yangon river in Yangon, Myanmar

A woman feeds the seagulls along the Yangon river February 8, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

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