myanmar/burma march 2012 yangon/rangoon shwedagon
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Myanmar/Burma March 2012 Yangon/Rangoon Shwedagon](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022050901/58904d6d1a28abb5518c2f03/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Myanmar/Burma March 2012
Yangon/Rangoon Shwedagon Pagoda
Bagan, land of temples and pagodas. There
are over 4000 in the area. They date back
centuries. Below left is Shweandaw Paya.
![Page 2: Myanmar/Burma March 2012 Yangon/Rangoon Shwedagon](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022050901/58904d6d1a28abb5518c2f03/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Victoria with new friend & temples
A new nun to be in ceremony
Note, though it was March, temperatures
were over 100 F every day
![Page 3: Myanmar/Burma March 2012 Yangon/Rangoon Shwedagon](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022050901/58904d6d1a28abb5518c2f03/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
And covered in gold
Sailing on the Irrawaddy River
Sagaing Hill temples
Trekking in Kalaw highlands
![Page 4: Myanmar/Burma March 2012 Yangon/Rangoon Shwedagon](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022050901/58904d6d1a28abb5518c2f03/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Victoria with local hosts in Shan States
Thousands of Buddha images in Pindaya
caves.
Of Course – shopping
Industrial age has not arrived yet – really.
![Page 5: Myanmar/Burma March 2012 Yangon/Rangoon Shwedagon](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022050901/58904d6d1a28abb5518c2f03/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Fishing on Inle Lake
Weaving by “long necks”
Maybe world’s largest hydroponic garden
growing tomatoes on the lake
Local village
It’s illegal for foreigners to ride like this.
![Page 6: Myanmar/Burma March 2012 Yangon/Rangoon Shwedagon](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022050901/58904d6d1a28abb5518c2f03/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
More temples
Heho Airport waiting room
Australian tour guide Scott Jones