Rhodora and I went back to Myanmar on January 7-10, 2015.
This time, we visited the fabled Bagan, land of over 3,000 temples, stupas and
pagodas …
Bagan Journal 1
When the guide said our first stop would be a public market
in Nyaung U, I thought, quietly, "Hmmm. What makes him think I'd like to
go there?" I guess, given my limited time, I was in a hurry to see the
main attraction - the temples and pagodas. But I'm glad I didn't push my way
and went along with his plan. A public market, after all, is a window to a
people's way of life … Grateful for the glimpse, I thanked the guide as soon as
I hopped back to the van.
Eggplants! Green, round & plump. Having been under Great
Britain, they call them aubergines.
Bamboo shoots
They love bananas here as much as we do. They're everywhere!
In fact, they honoured the banana by making it part of the architectural design
of their pagodas. The column from the base to the top is a banana stalk
impression.
Chilies!!! Local food is usually spicy, heavily influenced
by Thai and Indian cusine.
Tea leaves from Upper Myanmar
Dried fish of all varieties and sizes
This is a cigar and peanut stall. This lady was proudly
telling me that she rolled the tobacco leaves herself. She gamely posed for a
picture, then tried to sell me a bag of peanuts. Hahahaha!!! Tit for tat, I
guess ...
Read about the Shwezigon Pagoda in my Bagan Journal 2.
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