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landing at the airport in Yangon45 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 Yangon45 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.45 views
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Chuck and Khalu (my uncle)45 views
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an outdoor reclining buddha as we're driving by45 views
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countryside at dusk along the way - we hired a car & driver, & drove 3 hours to Pindaya. these photos don't really do justice to the area, it was really beautiful there45 views
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going back home after market day. Shan State is home to many different tribes & ethnic groups with their own cultures and languages45 views
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loading cabbage45 views
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girls from the Pa-O tribe waiting patiently by the roadside to collect alms for the local monastery45 views
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here comes the barge that everyone's been waiting for. shaped like a mythical bird, it's carrying 4 buddha images from the 12th century (except over the years, devotees have been plastering them with gold leaf so they're shapeless lumps now)45 views
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flying off as our boat approaches45 views
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view from top of Mandalay Hill. at sunset thousands of dragonflies were dancing around the hill in giant clouds45 views
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sunset and view of Mandalay from top of Mandalay Hill45 views
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pushing a buddha statue on a cart. apparently, hundreds of Monday born people sweep the Shwe Dagon on Mondays (and Tuesday born do so on Tuesdays and so on for the other days of the week) to earn merit44 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 it44 views
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inscription on the pavilion at the WWII cemetary44 views
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Chuck & I at the hotel overlooking Kalaw44 views
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hmm, which way is Bangladesh from here?44 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos44 views
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Chuck happy on our boat. we're not morning-people and getting up before dawn is anathema to us. but this was definitely worth it44 views
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