Jim Kayalar

Burma Alight Jim Kayalar

Burma Alight is a historically significant photo book. It portrays a Burma (Myanmar) from an era long gone. The book will showcase to the reader the beauty of historic Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle Lake. The countries renowned landmarks and hidden corners are presented giving special insight into this enchanting and exotic South East Asian country. Burma is a destination of dreams and a dream of destinations. Yangon the capital formerly known as Rangoon, a vibrant Asian port town, Mandalay the second largest city alight with saffron color and serenity, Bagan, where two thousand pagodas await with endless patience of eternity and the sublime vistas of Inle Lake with its elegant fishermen in their sleek long boats. You wish it would never end. You wish to never wake up from this dream. You wish to see more endless magic around the next corner. Burma does that you. "This is Burma, it is quite unlike any place you know about."said Rudyard Kipling. If you have been to Burma or plan to visit soon, before human progress in the name of modernity overwhelms the country its people and its culture then this book will serve as a eye-candy memory of Burma.