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in the back of the pick-up truck which came to take us to our bus - we should have seen that as an omen46 views
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vendor at one of the numerous stops along the way46 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)45 views
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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-level45 views
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countryside around Pindaya45 views
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shan women working in the fields45 views
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the Phaung Daw U Pagoda on Inle lake. thousands of people thronged here to pray to the 5th Buddha who stays in the pagoda while the the other 4 travel to the monasteries on the lake to bless them during the festival period45 views
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spinning silk. this woman was so old, hard to believe she was still working45 views
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on the steps to the entrance of the great Shwe Dagon temple complex44 views
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carved ceilings and walls of the stairway44 views
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these carvings were more mischievous looking than the regular serious ones44 views
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chuck liked this funky building with its stained glass like window panes44 views
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the many little pagodas perched along the steep sides and the entrance winding up the side44 views
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tribal woman carrying enormous baskets of cabbages44 views
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house in a tribal village - hanging out and chatting44 views
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the barge takes the buddhas from village to village around Inle Lake to bless each monastery, which takes 20 days to complete since there are so many monasteries on the lake44 views
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us in Scotts market43 views
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the Shwe Dagon is the main conical gold stupa in the back, although all the hundreds of temples set in a circle around make up the entire Shwe Dagon complex43 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)43 views
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monks hanging out43 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)43 views
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these guys were really nice & rescued us after our accident. crappy chinese motorbike's chain came off while we were going down Mandalay Hill after sunset, my foot & tailbone were injured. i got x-rayed at a clinic after this43 views
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praying at one of the many temples. people spend hours just sitting, hanging out, meditating, praying - it was really nice42 views
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