Gilded Around the World
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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Shiny Golden Buddhas in Myanmar
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 […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Autumn Yellow
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 […]
Travel Theme: A Golden Temple in Bagan
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 […]
In Mandalay: The Gold-Pounders’ Street and Lunch
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. […]
Gold-Plated Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar
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 […]
