The View
by Hewer
The best thing for me in Mandalay was the view from Mandalay Hill. You have 360 degree views of the countryside around the hill (236m high). There is a small monument in the middle and you basically walk around the perimeter.
I'd recommend having a map with you so you pick out nearby landmarks ;-)
The last page
by vodolaz
" Ravings of a madman " ... oh , sorry...
" Diary of a madman "
Directed by vodolaz
Copyright 2006. All rights reserved.
Thanks to :
Ministry of Industry (1) , " The Last Way " travel agency , interpreter Bobby and his daughter , chinese driver , steward in the darts room , bright boy on the brewery, all of people in Mandalay.
Special thanks to my wife , my fat lovely son , my parents , my dog who is in army now and I can sleep easy , and very very special thanks to God for I am a madman...
Betel Nut - its so easy to pick!
by thedouglas
What a shame this habit, which is so generalised, has such a deleterious impact on the dental attractiveness of Myanma people! Our driver did NOT chew the nut, and what a difference. Our informal "guide" member of the team did chew the nut, and he was clearly self conscious about it - and carefully did not smile showing his teeth.
The footpaths in Mandalay were not nearly as marked as those in Yangon, but even the best dressed men in Myanmar generally had stained teeth.
thanaka
by chrisvandenbroucke
Mostly women but also some men and probably all the children use 'thanaka' to cover their faces.
The use it as sun protection, as make-up and as health product.
Most of them just smear it on their faces, some make more fine patterns
Escultores de Budas - Buddha carvers
by elpariente
Hay una calle dedicada a tallar Budas y estatuas de marmol , donde se puede ver todo el proceso de fabricacion de las imagenes
Lo peor es que se ve trabajando a pequenos
There is a street dedicated to carve marble Buddhas and statues , where you may see all the manufacturing process of the image
The worst of it is that you may see boys working