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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-level66 views
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carving wood into one of the pieces of the parasol66 views
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each of these people is working on a different component of the parasol66 views
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shan women working in the fields66 views
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praying at one of the many temples. people spend hours just sitting, hanging out, meditating, praying - it was really nice65 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)65 views
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smiling vendors at the temple65 views
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house in a tribal village - hanging out and chatting65 views
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the men standing on the elevated pole in the middle of this slender boat are singing and dancing65 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.64 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 beauty64 views
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the finished sheet of paper after about 15 minutes of drying in the sun64 views
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Inle is the 2nd largest lake in Burma. it's about 4400 feet above sea-level, so the temperature is really pleasant (doesn't get scorching hot, unlike Mandalay). it's surrounded by these blue mist shrouded mountains. stunning place!64 views
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at a silver workshop on the lake64 views
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this cat is jumping through the hoop - you can see it in the air with its ears through the hoop64 views
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landing at the airport in Yangon63 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 Yangon63 views
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this pagoda on the lake is quite big surprisingly63 views
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looking quite oily from the sunblock, should have used thanaka63 views
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chuck resting in the shade of a temple with some devotees62 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 it62 views
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