chuck resting in the shade of a temple with some devotees52 views
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)52 views
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these kids were cute - they all have thanaka paste on their faces (it acts as sunblock)52 views
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female monks and schoolgirls praying at the temple on full moon day52 views
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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 alms51 views
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pushing a buddha statue on a cart. apparently, hundreds of Monday born people sweep the Shwe Dagon on Mondays (and Tuesday born do so on Tuesdays and so on for the other days of the week) to earn merit50 views
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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 Yangon50 views
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check out the Buddha's feet49 views
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young novice monks48 views
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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 city47 views
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sign in Burmese - one of the most incomprehensible scripts we've seen, all squiggles47 views
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the Myanmar version of a rickshaw - the passegers sit in a sidecar, one facing forward, one back45 views
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