Showing posts with label Mandalay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mandalay. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 March 2015

21. Road trip in Myanmar / Podróż samochodem przez Myanmar

 Naypyitaw - capital city of Myanmar, knwon as 'Ghost City', because nobody wants to live here. There are many hotels and they all are empty. It's a place for government meetings. This highway has got 18 lanes! / Naypyitaw - stolica Myanmar'u, znana ròwnież jako ' Miasto Duchòw' ponieważ nikt nie chce tu zamieszkać. Jest tu mnóstwo pustych hoteli. Rząd jedynie zbiera się tu na narady. Ta autostrada ma łacznie 18 pasòw.

Over the period of 10 days that we spent in Myanmar we have travelled more than 1800 km. You have seen major cities and towns already and this time we would like to share with you things and people we had seen and met on the way.

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

15. Donations and celebrations, Mandalay, Myanmar / Ofiary i świętowanie, Mandalay, Myanmar

Boys will become 'novices'. Wearing make up for donation ceremony is a tradition. / Chłopcy staną się 'nowicjuszami'. Makijaż na ceremonie ofiarną to tradycja.
Sending a boy to monastery for learning is an opportunity for great celebrations in every family. On that day, a family has a chance to collect donations from others. It's a tradition that everyone respects and adhers to, even the poorest.
After the initial ceremony and prayers, boys are getting their head shaved and family begins celebrations.

Monday, 2 March 2015

14. Mandalay, Myanmar ( Burma, Birma)

Mandalay Hill, Kuthodaw Pagoda site; we entered from Sandamuni Paya side and avoided paying 10$ fee which goes to government. / Mandalay Hill Kuthodaw Pagoda teren; my weszlismy od strony Sandamuni Pagoda i ominela nas oplata w wysokosci 10$, ktora idzie do kieszeni rzadu.



Three  or four years ago Mandalay's main mode of transport used to be bicycles. Today, in this city of 4 milion people, motorbikes and old toyotas are triumphing.
Streets have no names in here, they are numbered like in New York. Our hotel, Hotel 79 was on 79th street.
The air is very dry, polluted and quite heavy ( most probably because the rubbish are being burnt over here). Temperatures during the day are reaching 35C.