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by our bungalow at the hotel where we spent the night in Pindaya. when we woke up were surprised to find we had some pretty amazing views. Pindaya is located at the foot of Mene-taung mountain range, over 3800 ft above sea-level36 views
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the women all put on thanaka paste on their faces in Burma, as a sunblock and general cosmetic36 views
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serving some kind of noodle dish and having a good time36 views
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chuck liked this funky building with its stained glass like window panes35 views
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a little later the place started filling up with local shan people - they ordered tea & snacks and intently watched a thai soap on the satellite tv35 views
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donation boxes according to the day of the week you were born on35 views
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watching the sun set over Bagan from the top of one of the big temples35 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 situation35 views
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walking around Scotts market - huge place with warren of shops34 views
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these carvings were more mischievous looking than the regular serious ones34 views
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view of Botoloke Lake and the area around Pindaya from the cave entrance34 views
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each of these people is working on a different component of the parasol34 views
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shan women working in the fields34 views
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this cat is jumping through the hoop - you can see it in the air with its ears through the hoop34 views
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wall of one of the hundreds of the ancient ruined temples in Bagan34 views
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vendor at one of the numerous stops along the way34 views
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us in Scotts market33 views
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Jeffrey (my uncle's driver) with Chuck. His mother's Scottish - she left when he was 15 around the time when Burma was closed off to the world and he never heard from her again. super nice guy (used to be in the army, hard to believe)33 views
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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)33 views
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walking in the labyrinthine walkways between the buddhas in one of the many chambers of the cave33 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 decoration33 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.33 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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