More Photos from 11/1/2016
Noodles for breakfast
Yangon Central train station
Riding the Yangon Circular Railway
View from the train
View from the train
The train passes a young Buddhist monk
Our railway car
Train selfie
Graffiti near the train tracks
Walking by a school in Hledan
Hledan market
Hledan market
Butcher stall, Hledan market
Woman scaling fish, Hledan market
Baby sleeps while mom works, Hledan market
Burmese pancakes cooking over wood coals, Hledan market
Incense on a tree to honor the Nats
Hindu temple, Yangon
Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Centre
Dharamsala the monk greets us at Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Centre
Watching a meditation DVD at Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Centre
A variety of Burmese specialties at Padonmar Restaurant
Cherie Aung Khin teaches us about Burmese antiquities
Burmese antiquities
South Gate, Shwedagon Pagoda
South elevators, Shwedagon Pagoda
Mahabodhi tree, Shwedagon Pagoda
Paintings of Buddha's life adorn the walls
Buddha, Shwedagon Pagoda
Diamond orb, vane, and umbrella, Shwedagon Pagoda
Craig at Shwedagon Pagoda
Silhouettes of gilded umbrellas (hti), Shwedagon
Rest house (zayat) with its gilded pyatthat roof
Detail of inverted alms bowl section of Shwedagon stupa
Rest house (zayat) with its gilded pyatthat roof
Nats at Shwedagon Pagoda
Nats at Shwedagon Pagoda
Worshippers wash a statue at the bo bo gyi (planetary post) corresponding to the day of the week of their birth
Steph at Shwedagon Pagoda
Reclining Buddha statue, Shwedagon
Shwedagon Pagoda
Teak carvings, Shwedagon Pagoda
Monks walk on the octagonal ridges of Shwedagon Pagoda looking for gems displaced by birds
Craig stands next a large gong at Shwedagon
Bells, Shwedagon Pagoda
Zayat and Shwedagon stupa
Buddha with a blingy halo at Shwedagon
King Thayarwady's Bell
Inscriptions on King Thayarwady's Bell
Shwedagon Pagoda
Shrine at Shwedagon Pagoda
People make offerings at the Wish Fulfilling Place, Shwedagon Pagoda
Nats adorn gilded teak architecture
Mahabodhi temple replica, Shwedagon
Buddhas, Shwedagon
Shwedagon Pagoda in the twilight
Monks circumambulating Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda in the twilight
