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..The day that I arrived in Mandalay I had to pinch myself. I thought !Mandalay.!..I'm here, I never would have beleived that I would one day be here!!.How lucky am I...To read about this city in many books and its wartime notoriety.To be here sometime in my life was a long distant dream.
Before I left for ( Burma) I shopped at the supermarket in Bangkok and purchased some small items that I could give to the children. These were simple items as far as I was concerened , but precious when you can't get one!.. These were Pens , coloured pencils, note pads, little colouring books etc. These I found to be very rewarding as the children would be so pleased to receive such gifts that their parents usually couild not afford.Thier smiles of joy were wonderful upon receiving such things.
I always made sure that the childrens parents were present whenever I gave these items to any of the children.
Written Dec 21, 2011
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I´m not shure if i understood the explanation of the monk guide, but i think that this is the statue of the old monk who decided to change the decadence of the paya and looked for support in their restoration.
Written May 27, 2010
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One of Mandalay´s best kept secrets (i was the only visitor when i visited the temple), this interesting pagoda were used for a long time as a shelter for homeless and was completely deserted and covered with dust and debris; a monk decided to change that and showed to one of the chiefs of the Mandalay Hill Resort who appreciated the potencial of the Paya and help in the restoration in 2006. A beautiful building with walls and colums decorated with intrincate golden carvings, it has one of the most beautiful Buddha statue i´ve ever seen.
Updated May 27, 2010
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Mandalay is well known for it´s arts and crafts. Located near the Mahamuni Paya, is the Craftmens Quarter. I visited a long street full of shops selling hundreds of Buddha images made of marble and stone. It´s very interesting to see entire families chiselling huge marble statues, a hard work that requires patience and skills. I was told that most of the Buddhas are sell to Chinese merchants. An instructive experience.
Updated May 26, 2010
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A compound of monasteries, is known as a center of monastic studies. It´s possible to visit almost all the buildings of the monastery and the monks are very friendly and used to visitors. At 11.00 the food is distributed amongst the monks, a very peaceful and interesting experience.
Written May 20, 2010
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Most of my food while travelling throughout Asia is/was street food..There are just so many different things to eat and usually very cheap...IMPORTANTLY though sensible rules apply and be very careful what you eat..mostly water that has been boiled is the way to go..soups noodles and the like..While here in Mandalay I used to stop and have a nice cup of herbal tea and a chat with the locals....always the friendliness here is evident ...a cup only costs pennies..leave a little extra ..."these people do it tuff"
Always if things don't look too good buy some fruit with a skin to peel...you can't go wrong with that..
Written Mar 3, 2010
Address: FOUND IN THE STREET MARKETS
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While staying at the ET Hotel I decided to hire one of the bicycles that they have there for hire...This is just a great way to get around the back streets and see the things that you like..The propietors of the Hotel will help with directions..Make sure that you have a wide brimmed hat if it is a really hot day...ALSO BE CAREFUL *the traffic can be chaotic..
HIRING FEES ARE A COUPLE OF DOLLARS ONLY FOR THE DAY..
Updated Feb 26, 2010
Address: ET HOTEL:#129(A) 83rd St.,bet.23rd &24th Sts.
Phone: 02-65006,66547
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This tannery/store was an unexpected encounter during our tour of Mandalay! The huge python skills were out to dry and cure, ready for sale. They are used to make shoes and bags, and other miscellaneous fashion accessories largely, and many are exported for use in large fashion houses.
I pass.
Updated Apr 25, 2007
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This is right across the road from the Mahamuni Paya - and you will find a fairly impressive array of carved Buddha images and related religious items, interested renovated bronze temple and religious pieces, and basically the equivalent of garden gnome shopping opportunities in this corner of Mandalay!
Written Apr 21, 2007
Address: Cnr 45th & 84th Sts
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This was one of the few businesses we visited during out 2 day tour of Mandalay. We were impressed to watch the process of gold pressing, and the sheer physicality of the labour required to pound the already thin sheets of gold into a sheer sheet of the gold leaf. Just under 2 oz of gold bullion is pounded until it becomes .75inches wide and 20 feet long! It is then cut up into 2000 little pieces, called leaves and stacked between bamboo sheet paper.
It takes three people taking turns for 5 hours to beat a unit of gold leaf. They work in intervals, taking rests that seemed way too short, before the mallet swinging and pounded recommenced.
Downstairs, in a darkened cool room where a team of ladies pounding out the shiny bamboo paper that the gold leaf is pressed between. The labour and time required to make this paper makes it very expensive.
The sheets of bamboo are 1 year old and cut into 10 inch sheets. It is then soaked in a huge pot with lime and water. It sits in the lime for 3 years, before being boiled for 72 hours continuously. The sheets are then beaten to a pulp for roughly 2 days with a wooden hammer. At the end of this process, the pulp is mixed with water and spread on a cotton frame to filter the bamboo. It is then dried in the sun - and cut into small squares, and beaten again on bonze or copper plates with a teak club, until its strong, shiny and the colour of the metal. The jarring of the club on the metal slabs looked very uncomfortable, and the women had the strongest hands and forearms. I imagine they would make great masseuses after retiring!
The gold is stacked between the bamboo paper, and wrapped in quantities of 200's, called a unit.
The gold leaf is used for adorning a lot of the Burmese traditional lacquerware, and, of course, sold for all sorts of other artwork and temple offering.
Updated Apr 20, 2007
Address: 36th Street, between 77 & 78 Streets
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