More Photos from 11/2/2016
Boarding our flight to Bagan
Above the clouds
Approaching lush Bagan
Dr. Toni and party
Menisithu Market in Nyaung U
Sliced betelnut, Menisithu Market
Little boy blows kisses to us, Menisithu Market
Traditional Burmese coffee at a Menisithu Market tea house
Entrance to Shwezigon Pagoda
Zaw shows us what Shwezigon Pagoda looks like when it is not under renovation
Square of gold leaf which pilgrims apply to pagodas and statues for Buddhist merit-making
Shwezigon Pagoda
Chinthe (leogryph), Shwezigon Pagoda
Gilded hti (umbrellas) and pyatthat roofs, Shwezigon Pagoda
Gilded hti (umbrella), Shwezigon Pagoda
Shwezigon Pagoda
Squares of gold leaf adorn the Shwezigon Pagoda
Glazed terra cotta tiles depicting scenes from the Jataka (previous lives of the Buddha), Shwezigon Pagoda
900 year old gilded teak carving of Thagyamin, king of the Nats, Shwezigon Pagoda
Seller from whom we purchased a graphic novel in Burmese depicting the founding of Shwezigon Pagoda
Dragon head, Shwezigon Pagoda
Shwezigon Pagoda
Shwezigon Pagoda
Hall of 37 Nats, Shwezigon Pagoda
Nat
Ogress Nat
Plants grow through the foundation of Shwezigon Pagoda
Lacquer, Ever Stand Lacquerware Workshop
Weaving a lacquerware form
Creating coiled bamboo lacquerware form
Smoothing a lacquerware form with a lathe
Woven bamboo lacquerware forms
Washing the lacquerware
Ever Stand Lacquerware Workshop
Frescoes, Htilominlo Temple
Lacquerware
Cellar where lacquerware is dried to avoid heat and dust
House where Mala was born
President Obama meets with the owners of Ever Stand Lacquerware Workshop in Nyapyidaw
B44 Thiripyitsaya Sanctuary Resort
Bungalow B44 Thiripyitsaya Sanctuary Resort
Irrawaddy River
Shoe cubbies, Htilominlo Temple (you put your shoes in the one which corresponds to your age)
Sand artist applies Irrawaddy River sand to a cloth using acacia gum
Sand painting, Htilominlo Temple
Buddha, Htilominlo Temple
Buddha, Htilominlo Temple
Brick and stucco exterior of Htilominlo Temple
Kirtimukha carving, Htilominlo Temple
Kirtimukha carvings, Htilominlo Temple
Htilominlo Temple
Htilominlo Temple
Glazed tile, Htilominlo Temple
Htilominlo Temple
Kayan woman
Young woman from whom I bought a pair of yoga pants
Ananda Temple's architecture is supposed to recall snowcapped Himalayan peaks
Glazed terra cotta tiles depicting scenes from the Jataka (previous lives of the Buddha)
Glazed terra cotta tiles depicting scenes from the Jataka (previous lives of the Buddha)
Buddha, Ananda Temple
Niches on the corridors of Ananda Temple
Niches on the corridors of Ananda Temple
Craig is dwarfed by giant teak doors in Ananda Temple
Buddha, Ananda Temple
Shwesandaw Pagoda
Plains of Bagan from Shwesandaw Pagoda
Four generations hosted us for dinner
Dinner with a local family
