Monthly Archives: March 2013

Thank you, Dr. Munoz!!!!! (Our Chicago doctor friend)

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Hi Gil,
Thank you so much for hooking us up with your brother-in-law and his family in Myanmar. We can not say enough wonderful things about them. They took us in like we were family, let us stay in their home, lent us their car, gave us rides to and from the airport, fed us, gave us travel information – I could go on and on.
Also- thanks to you for all the shots and meds. I am happy to say that after one and a half months, we are all still healthy (knock on wood!)
Hope you are well and that you’re checking in on our blog from time to time!
Nothing but love and all things good.
kim and crew

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Huge Reclining Buddha!

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You walk into a building that looks like a narrow, run down, old warehouse that is pretty dark. As you walk along you catch glimpses of The Reclining Buddha through doors along the way that are opened just a crack to let in little remnants of sunlight. When you get to the end you see a beautiful, enormous head. Wowsers!

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Waiting for the sun to set! We are pooped!

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Archways and windows feature prominently in some temples

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If you afraid of heights or tight spaces- exploring temples may not be for you

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Man, you really have to maneuver around some awkward spaces- but the views are always worth it!

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Jesse working on a plan of attack for seeing as many temples as possible!

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These are ridiculous! You just stand below, look up and say “wow!”

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Emerson stayed in the shade while we went to the top of another temple!

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Walking to a breathtaking lake in Bagan

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We rode bikes through a monastery to get to a picturesque lake. Many nuns came out to see us pass and two dogs chased us up a pathway! (The nuns wear bright pink robes and shave their heads bald. Their robes perfectly matched the setting sun.) When we got to the lake we saw a woman doing her laundry and three boys swimming around naked. We got closer and they ran out and put their clothes on to sit and stare at Em, Maddux and Lennon. They looked at them and would whisper and laugh, then one tried to tell me about a boat (by using hand signals.) Another boy skipped rocks with Maddux. When we started walking back, two old women stopped close to us while balancing bunches of leaves on their heads. They just kept smiling and saying “minglabar” to us (it’s like saying hello.) Some of these people seem to truly live in the moment. You catch glimpses of pure joy everywhere you go.

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Each temple has a story

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