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man spraying in the fields79 views
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Monk at the Kuthodaw Paya - this temple complex at the base of Mandalay Hill houses the world's largest book.79 views
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not only were the seats narrow, but they had pull-down seats that took over the entire aisle, so no way to even get up. & they blasted burmese pop for hours with bad videos. after a while, the only thing to do was to accept the situation79 views
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donation boxes according to the day of the week you were born on78 views
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enjoying the sun78 views
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many of the streets of mandalay would get flooded whenever it would rain and sometimes the only way to go across a street without wading knee-deep in water was to take a rickshaw for that short distance78 views
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the bus we took back to yangon. after flying everywhere we decided to save $140 and take a bus instead. it ended up being a 22 hour bus ride after the front steering axle detached at 2 am in the middle of nowhere and they spend 4 hours fixing it78 views
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chuck liked this funky building with its stained glass like window panes77 views
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at the Jumping Cat Monastery :) on Inle Lake. the kids are all waiting to see — cats jump, of course77 views
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chuck and i in the swimming pool at our hotel77 views
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on the steps to the entrance of the great Shwe Dagon temple complex76 views
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carved ceilings and walls of the stairway76 views
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this guy was literally hanging in a basket from the back of the truck on the highway, incredibly bizzare76 views
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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)76 views
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we stopped at Anna's Restaurant in the middle of the lake to get some food at 9 in the morning (we'd been up 5 hours by then).76 views
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kitty's made it! successful clean jump as you can see!76 views
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pagoda on top of Mandalay Hill76 views
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chilling out with a bottle of wine on our verandah by the river76 views
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us in Scotts market75 views
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monks hanging out75 views
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walking in the labyrinthine walkways between the buddhas in one of the many chambers of the cave75 views
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making "Shan paper" from the bark of the mulberry tree. they mix it with ash & lime, boil & pound it. here they've spread the fibre on a tray with water & are stirring it; they'll place petals & leaves for decoration75 views
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lotus fabric, unique to burma. this woman is pulling fragile fibers from lotus stems; the fibers will be spun to form stronger thread. stems have to be used within 3 days of plucking, and over 100,000 stems are needed to make a monk's robe.75 viewsand the lotus is not cultivated, they grow wild. the process of making just the thread involves an incredible amount of work, let alone weaving lotus thread which requires special looms. the monks get to wear lotus fabric - so much devotion & hard work goes into their simple garb
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i finally couldn't resist the temptation - had to eat one of these yummy crepes, despite my earlier resolve to stay away from street food. and we didn't get sick from it!75 views
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