48 hours in Yangon

festival in front of the shwedagon paya (pagoda)
simon says raise your right hand

monk at entry of shwedagon paya

buddha boy. a head of a man on the body of a dog.

prayers

these guys are great. they're the street sweepers of the holiest site in burma, the shwedagon paya. they were about 30 strong sweeping around the entire stupa.


more prayers

the golden stupa at shwedagon paya. priceless

golden spires. shwedagon paya reeks of holiness.



these pale buddhas don't get much sun

the golden stupa lit up at night

a dilapitated looking city hall, with high tech barb wire fencing in front

i've been trying to watch my intake of saturated fats. do you think i could get my cockroaches steamed or baked instead of deep fried?

the sule paya, smack dab in the middle of yangon



and even in a country where internet is under government control, the people in the streets always ask me, Dónde está Ché Pelotas?