Sweeping time

Suddenly it was sweeping time. Burmese used two brooms at once, moving them towards and then away from their bodies. I'm not sure it did anything except rearrange the dust.

Mandalay continued

This is a shop, but nothing they sold would fit in my bag.

In the men's section of the temple of the smiling Buddha

Mandalay

The temple of the smiling Buddha. Women are not allowed towards the front. The Buddha's teeth are brushed every day early in the morning.

Sites in Mandalay

The world's largest book?

That's the claim that ther world's largest book is here. Stone scrolls with extremely tiny writing are in each small building.

Mandalay Hill

View and pathway on Mandalay Hill

At Mandalay Hill

Seen on Mandalay Hill