Tuesday 31 December 2019

Meandering In Mandalay, Myanmar

The famous Rudyard Kipling poem from 1890 come to life? Hardly. Did they have cell phones and scooters back then? Modern Mandalay is a dusty, no-skyline, gritty town with nary a romantic corner to see. Which may be just as well as the Kipling poem harkens back to a British colonial fantasy best left in the dustbin with Brexit.

The city.


There are still plenty of old buildings randomly found around town, mostly waiting to be augmented or torn down. Buddhist prayer session.

Setting up for a celebration.


Portable gas station. Portable garage.

Beyond the everyday hustle, historic temples await.

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