Oh Dear Lady Boy…
You are beautiful.
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Tag: art
Monks
A stop in a Monastery. Not the most famous one but the more authentic and the cheaper (free is cheap no?).
You have to know that in Myanmar you have to be a monk twice in your life. Once before you reach 20 years old as an apprentice, and another time after that to be ordered as a Monk.
Some men decide to be monks after being married so you’ll see often daddy taking care of their sons or daughters while wearing the orange or purple costume.
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Little hands
We continued the trip by visiting some factories. Sewing, engraving, sculpting, gold leaves flatten and little hands working hard to produce traditional artworks there.
Bagan, city of temples
You start your day by a little visit of one temple. Then you continue your way by exploring some more temples. Not enough? No worries, Bagan has 2834 more just waiting for you.
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Shwedagon Pagoda
Like every Buddhist places I’ve been so far, I notice that a strong and peaceful feeling invaded me as soon as I stepped in. It is maybe all the prayers and the meditation done in one place, or the contact of the cold stones on my barefeet, or maybe this vibrant and intense gold shining over the white stupas and pagodas…
Chiang Mai – street art
Thailand is really open in terms of graffiti and street art. I doubt it’s legal but they are everywhere!
Dubai
The first thing the taxi driver told me about Dubai on my way to Dom’s place is “Dubai has two faces. At night everything is changing”.
The Wanderlust Queens Project 