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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)72 views
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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 places72 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-level72 views
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countryside around Pindaya72 views
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shan women working in the fields72 views
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this cat is jumping through the hoop - you can see it in the air with its ears through the hoop72 views
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praying at one of the many temples. people spend hours just sitting, hanging out, meditating, praying - it was really nice71 views
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this woman is fanning the Buddha for merit (see the long string she's pulling that moves the fan over the buddha's head)71 views
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smiling vendors at the temple71 views
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you have to walk in a clockwise direction around the Shwe Dagon. there are areas for each day of the week - you light candles and give offerings for the day of the week you were born.70 views
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some of the 9000 buddha statues inside the cave. some have been there since the 11th century. unfortunately, recently it was decided to paint these statues in gold and red, which destroyed their beauty70 views
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house in a tribal village - hanging out and chatting70 views
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barge carries 4 buddhas, even though there are 5. the story goes that in 1965 the barge, which was carrying all 5, capsized & sank in a storm. only 4 were recovered but back at the pagoda 5th was sitting there covered in weeds; so now he never leaves70 views
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at a silver workshop on the lake70 views
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landing at the airport in Yangon69 views
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Chuck and Jeffry (my uncle's driver) looking at an one of the hundreds of old colonial buildings all over Yangon69 views
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carving wood into one of the pieces of the parasol69 views
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looking quite oily from the sunblock, should have used thanaka69 views
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)68 views
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each of these people is working on a different component of the parasol68 views
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train winding its way up to Kalaw68 views
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protecting myself from the rain with my parasol68 views
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