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Last additions - 2006: Myanmar |
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countryside at dusk along the way - we hired a car & driver, & drove 3 hours to Pindaya. these photos don't really do justice to the area, it was really beautiful thereNov 26, 2006
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in Shan State - ONE OF OUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE PLACES! some of our most amazing travel experiences in Asia were in Shan State (this is just after landing in Heho, I still have the Air Mandalay sticker on my arm)Nov 26, 2006
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this guy was literally hanging in a basket from the back of the truck on the highway, incredibly bizzareNov 26, 2006
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young novice monksNov 26, 2006
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sign in Burmese - one of the most incomprehensible scripts we've seen, all squigglesNov 26, 2006
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female monks and schoolgirls praying at the temple on full moon dayNov 26, 2006
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these kids were cute - they all have thanaka paste on their faces (it acts as sunblock)Nov 26, 2006
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an outdoor reclining buddha as we're driving byNov 26, 2006
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smiling vendors at the templeNov 26, 2006
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check out the Buddha's feetNov 26, 2006
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)Nov 26, 2006
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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 YangonNov 26, 2006
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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 almsNov 26, 2006
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetaryNov 26, 2006
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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)Nov 26, 2006
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chuck liked this funky building with its stained glass like window panesNov 26, 2006
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a perfect spot to relax. the big golden peacock structure in the back on the other side of the lake is another floating restaurantNov 26, 2006
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chilling out with Myanmar beer, a long leisurely lunch by the lakeside. Yangon has many lakes, and wide tree-lined boulevards - such a green old-world cityNov 26, 2006
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this woman is fanning the Buddha for merit (see the long string she's pulling that moves the fan over the buddha's head)Nov 26, 2006
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monks hanging outNov 26, 2006
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this bell was stolen by the british (they loved looting artifacts). but it sank in the river & they were unable to pull it up. finally they told the burmese they could have their bell back; the burmese put logs under & floated itNov 26, 2006
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close up of a temple pillar. you can see how much detail goes into each part of each templeNov 26, 2006
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many many buddhas meditatingNov 26, 2006
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