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.... Furthermore things like road assistance are an unknown phenomenon.

naaaa; whenever i broke down on my bike trips,someone always stopped and offered to help or assist me getting somewhere where someone could help,Burmese are amazingly frienldy people

Heading back next week to hit Inle lake and Maruk U & Sittwe

 

Road above Mindat in the Chin State

clear day :-)

Muddy day ;-(

Hakha

Chin lady

 

Myanmar - Taukkyan War Cemetery (some 20 km outside Rangoon).

The Taukkyan War Cemetery contains the graves of over 6000 allied soldiers and memorials together with the names of over 27,000 allied soldiers who lost their lives in Burma during the Second World War. The place is very well maintained by the Commonwealth Graves Commission and is worth is visit.

 

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Myanmar - Taukkyan War Cemetery (some 20 km outside Rangoon).

 

A few shots to honour those who served their country ….

Have a look a some of the ages. 

 

 

Myanmar - Taukkyan War Cemetery (some 20 km outside Rangoon).

 

That was the first place we stopped when I got to Yangon,  I was amazed at how nicely kept it was...

 

Just to let you guys know, I have to really cut back on my time here, for a while,. my back and legs are playing up again... Just going to see how things go... will pop in once in a while, but goota look after the old body!

 

An old beater truck... many were built in China and certainly go back a few years!

 

 

Burmese style Etan ( I forget the name they call them)...

 

 

I'll let the sun set  here for a while!

Sorry to hear about your medical problem so take your time. But hopefully you will be back soon.

 

All the best !

Myanmar - Taukkyan War Cemetery (some 20 km outside Rangoon).

 

 

Myanmar - Taukkyan War Cemetery (some 20 km outside Rangoon).

 

 

Myanmar - Taukkyan War Cemetery (some 20 km outside Rangoon).

 

 

All the best with your legs Samui Jimmy.  Thanks for helping to make a great thread.  I find Ibuprofen 500mg good for the pain.  But it is not a long term solution and you should only take it after a meal.  If you can get the pain and inflammation down then with some rest and light exercise you might get back on deck.

Myanmar - Mandalay.

The Maha Muni Pagoda or Mahar Gandaryone Monastery is situated in Amarapura near the famous U Bein Bridge. The monastery has more than 3,000 monks in different ages including some very young novices. Every day the monks are lining up along the road at 11:00am and have their main daily meal.

Some impressions….

Myanmar - Mandalay.

Maha Muni Pagoda or Mahar Gandaryone Monastery 

Myanmar - Mandalay.

Maha Muni Pagoda or Mahar Gandaryone Monastery 

Myanmar - Mandalay.

Maha Muni Pagoda or Mahar Gandaryone Monastery 

 

 

Myanmar - Mandalay:

Some impressions of welknown restaurant named Tuu tuu.

As you see on the pictures this is a typical Myanmar restaurant set-up. Upon entering there is a display to select your food which is shortly later served at your table. There is usually a variety of healthy food at (for us) very low prices.

You can also see that there was enough space for me to sit and enough staff to serve me.

 

Myanmar – Mandalay.

Sagyin - handicraft center

The Sagyin handicraft center is located some 40 km north of Mandalay. In this somewhat chaotic area all kinds of religious handicraft are fabricated. From marble Buddha’s to copper ornaments for temples.

The shops are (half) in the open air and are situated on opposite sides of a narrow street with much traffic. Working conditions are not up to western standards i.e. no masks, safety boots, gloves, goggles etc.

A very interesting area to visit  as it is a mixture of ‘industry and daily life’. I made some shots I would like to share ...

 

 

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Halfaboy said:

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Reminds me of Ubud 35 years ago...

16 hours ago, Halfaboy said:

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Sad that they are not wearing face masks.  Even the cheap paper ones might save them from death by silicosis.

7 minutes ago, Bulldozer Dawn said:

Sad that they are not wearing face masks.  Even the cheap paper ones might save them from death by silicosis.

Health risks of marble dust.

I was appalled by the lack of any safety measures and regulations evere. On one of the previous pictures you can see that they just unloaded a big marble Buddha from a truck. All is done by 'manpower' ! 

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