Well after lots of flying and sitting, we are in the beautiful land of Myanmar. Everything here is incredible. There were pagodas that appear trimmed in gold in Buddhist monastery compounds all the way from the airport to Rose's house. The house itself is gorgeous!! Rose's room/bathroom combo is big enough to be an apartment :) We had lunch at the Signature restaurant in the Kandawgyi park, where we could look out over the lake.
Tonight we went to the Shwedagon pagoda. It was amazing!! We had to go shoeless up a set of stairs to a large open area. The center pagoda is made completely out of gold and has tons of precious jewels in the top. The surrounding area has hundreds of Buddha statues and pagodas surrounding them. Here, Marie and I are famous. A man came up to me holding his camera out. While I though he wanted me to take a picture, his family actually wanted a picture with us! Apparently our complexion is rare...Also, we are giants here. Rose's maids thought Marie's shoes were enormous :)
Almost everyone, men and women, wear long ankle length skirts and t-shirts. They look pretty comfy and I am thinking about bringing the style back to the U.S.
Well anyways I really like it here and I'm pooped. Bye!
BIG HUG to Rose.
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