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shan women working in the fields44 views
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at the Jumping Cat Monastery :) on Inle Lake. the kids are all waiting to see — cats jump, of course44 views
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carved ceilings and walls of the stairway43 views
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these carvings were more mischievous looking than the regular serious ones43 views
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chuck liked this funky building with its stained glass like window panes43 views
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countryside around Pindaya43 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 period43 views
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spinning silk. this woman was so old, hard to believe she was still working43 views
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us in Scotts market42 views
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on the steps to the entrance of the great Shwe Dagon temple complex42 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 complex42 views
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close up of a temple pillar. you can see how much detail goes into each part of each temple42 views
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house in a tribal village - hanging out and chatting42 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 lake42 views
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looking quite oily from the sunblock, should have used thanaka42 views
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praying at one of the many temples. people spend hours just sitting, hanging out, meditating, praying - it was really nice41 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)41 views
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many many buddhas meditating41 views
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monks hanging out41 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)41 views
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this guy was literally hanging in a basket from the back of the truck on the highway, incredibly bizzare41 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)41 views
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the many little pagodas perched along the steep sides and the entrance winding up the side41 views
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