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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 omen70 views
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vendor at one of the numerous stops along the way70 views
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walking around Scotts market - huge place with warren of shops69 views
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these carvings were more mischievous looking than the regular serious ones69 views
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many many buddhas meditating69 views
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view of Botoloke Lake and the area around Pindaya from the cave entrance69 views
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countryside around Pindaya69 views
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we stopped at Anna's Restaurant in the middle of the lake to get some food at 9 in the morning (we'd been up 5 hours by then).69 views
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i finally couldn't resist the temptation - had to eat one of these yummy crepes, despite my earlier resolve to stay away from street food. and we didn't get sick from it!69 views
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the Hills of Mandalay in the distance69 views
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on the steps to the entrance of the great Shwe Dagon temple complex68 views
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carved ceilings and walls of the stairway68 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)68 views
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by the entrance to the Pindaya cave (cave is in the limestone ridge)68 views
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walking in the labyrinthine walkways between the buddhas in one of the many chambers of the cave68 views
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tribal woman carrying enormous baskets of cabbages68 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 lake68 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 period68 views
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another burmese lottery game68 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 complex67 views
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close up of a temple pillar. you can see how much detail goes into each part of each temple67 views
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with Shanti, one of seven sisters. the owner of the restaurant has 7 daughters, and the restaurant is nicknamed Seven Sisters (reminded me of the fairy tale)67 views
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games of chance seemed very popular67 views
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetary66 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 places66 views
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