A 90 minute flight took us to Rangon, Myanmar, a new
country for all! It has only been open to foreign travelers since 2010. Many
thanks to Hank for thinking about coming here, because it wasn’t even a
consideration for Jim and me.
Adam, the driver from the Chatrium Hotel, picked us
up. We asked him about getting a guide and driver for our short time here. He
told us he could take us to the Shwendagon Pagoda tonight, and arrange for a
guide for us tomorrow and he could be the driver. It was great because the
hotel shuttle is a nice roomy, air conditioned Toyota van.
The Pagoda was overwhelming to say the least. We knew
there was a huge golden pagoda, but had no idea it was part of a huge complex
that included several smaller pagodas and many Buddhist temples where many
people were worshipping. It is required by all to be barefoot in any Buddhist
shrine, and we soon discovered why so many people are there in the evening…the
pavement, even though white, is very hot.
We hung out at the pagoda long enough for it to
become dark so we could see it with the lights on. Afterwards Adam took us to a
Myanmar restaurant where we enjoyed some yummy local food.
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| All boys are required to do monk training for at least 1 week |
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| People pour cups of water over the Buddha-one for each year of their life. |
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