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Tag Archives: gold

A gilded cathedral ceiling in Puebla, Mexico

Gilded Around the World

October 5, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Gilded scenerios from around the world.  In the Mahamuni Pagoda of Mandalay the entire inner temple gleams with gold. This particular Buddha has had so much gold leaf applied that […]

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A Photo a Week Challenge, Collections from Around the World
Brass Buddha in Yangon's Hair Relic Pagoda

Shiny Golden Buddhas in Myanmar

August 17, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Buddhas come in all kinds of materials: marble, wood, alabaster, ceramic, metal, plaster, concrete… In the profoundly Buddhist Myanmar the Buddhas are often gilded with gold leaf.In the Mahamuni Pagoda […]

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Myanmar, Weekly Photo Challenge
Birch trees in autumn up in the hills above Merritt

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Autumn Yellow

October 16, 2016by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Nothing says fall quite like yellow trees and pale gold grasses. Here is a symphony of yellow discovered while rambling in the hills above Merritt, BC. Even the sage turns yellow […]

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BC, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
Bagan Golden Temple at Night

Travel Theme: A Golden Temple in Bagan

December 21, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Wouldn’t you know it? Ailsa announces her theme ‘Golden’ the day AFTER I published the ‘Gold Pounders’ Street in Mandalay’. But never fear, there’s enough golden vistas in Myanmar to go […]

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Myanmar, Travel Theme
The Gold-Pounders' Workshop in Mandalay

In Mandalay: The Gold-Pounders’ Street and Lunch

December 18, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Next stop on our unexpected motorcycle taxi tour of Mandalay was the gold pounder’s street. Small squares of gold are individually laid out on a thick wad of waxy sheets. […]

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Myanmar
Golden Arches at Mahamuni Pagoda

Gold-Plated Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar

April 26, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

For a poor country Myanmar has gold and more gold. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a country before where entire buildings are gold plated on the inside! This […]

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Myanmar

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