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Chuck and I with Lubna Aunty (Khalu's wife) at the Commonwealth cemetary for the soldiers who died in World War II (very similar to the Mainamati commonwealth war cemetary in Bangladesh - i have pics of that in the Comilla section)
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetary
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Burmese are always celebrating some Buddhist festival - one of the most spiritual countries i've been in, their lives truly revolve around religion. it was full moon day, everything was closed, & here's someone in a costume collecting alms
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dimensions of the reclining Buddha, supposedly the biggest in the world (longer than the one in Bangkok). this temple is about an hour's drive from Yangon
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check out the Buddha's feet
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)
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these kids were cute - they all have thanaka paste on their faces (it acts as sunblock)
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smiling vendors at the temple
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an outdoor reclining buddha as we're driving by
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sign in Burmese - one of the most incomprehensible scripts we've seen, all squiggles
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female monks and schoolgirls praying at the temple on full moon day
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young novice monks
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this guy was literally hanging in a basket from the back of the truck on the highway, incredibly bizzare
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