anika & chuck - because i was wearing a knee-legth skirt, i had to borrow a sarong from the ticket counter to enter the Shwe Dagon. i liked my sarong!63 views
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a perfect spot to relax. the big golden peacock structure in the back on the other side of the lake is another floating restaurant61 views
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chuck liked this funky building with its stained glass like window panes60 views
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walking around Scotts market - huge place with warren of shops59 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)59 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)58 views
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us in Scotts market56 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 complex56 views
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many many buddhas meditating56 views
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monks hanging out56 views
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this guy was literally hanging in a basket from the back of the truck on the highway, incredibly bizzare56 views
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on the steps to the entrance of the great Shwe Dagon temple complex55 views
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carved ceilings and walls of the stairway55 views
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these carvings were more mischievous looking than the regular serious ones53 views
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close up of a temple pillar. you can see how much detail goes into each part of each temple53 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 Yangon51 views
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praying at one of the many temples. people spend hours just sitting, hanging out, meditating, praying - it was really nice50 views
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this bell was stolen by the british (they loved looting artifacts). but it sank in the river & they were unable to pull it up. finally they told the burmese they could have their bell back; the burmese put logs under & floated it50 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)50 views
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)50 views
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smiling vendors at the temple50 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.49 views
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetary49 views
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an outdoor reclining buddha as we're driving by49 views
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landing at the airport in Yangon47 views
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