 |
Most viewed - 2006: Myanmar |
|
|
donation boxes according to the day of the week you were born on39 views
|
|
39 views
|
|
all kinds of interesting food at the fair39 views
|
|
serving some kind of noodle dish and having a good time39 views
|
|
chuck and i in the swimming pool at our hotel39 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
the women all put on thanaka paste on their faces in Burma, as a sunblock and general cosmetic38 views
|
|
games of chance seemed very popular38 views
|
|
the Hills of Mandalay in the distance38 views
|
|
38 views
|
|
each of these people is working on a different component of the parasol37 views
|
|
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.37 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
|
|
wall of one of the hundreds of the ancient ruined temples in Bagan37 views
|
|
37 views
|
|
vendor at one of the numerous stops along the way37 views
|
|
walking around Scotts market - huge place with warren of shops36 views
|
|
us in Scotts market36 views
|
|
these carvings were more mischievous looking than the regular serious ones36 views
|
|
chuck liked this funky building with its stained glass like window panes36 views
|
|
36 views
|
|
countryside around Pindaya36 views
|
|
36 views
|
|
shan women working in the fields36 views
|
|
36 views
|
|
watching the sun set over Bagan from the top of one of the big temples36 views
|
|
36 views
|
|
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)35 views
|
|
by the time we arrived in Pindaya the few touristy restaurants closed. we went to this local hangout, had amazing shan noodles (haven't found it anywhere else). no one spoke english, we pointed at stuff, & it'll remain one of my fav places35 views
|
|
view of Botoloke Lake and the area around Pindaya from the cave entrance35 views
|
|
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 decoration35 views
|
|
|
|
