Mya-Tha-Lun Pagoda
We arrived in Magway after lunch. We were picked up by trishaws and taken to Mya-Tha-Lun Pagoda. I noticed that Viking had pu in their daily overview that it was made of solid gold bricks. Someone asked about it and the guide said that it wasn’t made with solid gold bricks. He thought someone at the Lonely Planet guide books missed something in translation and it got published as being made of solid gold bricks.
After seeing the pagoda we got back on our trishaw and headed to the market. I have to admit, I pity the poor trishaw drivers. When they signed up for this, did they know what the big American tourist looked like? They certainly got their workout for the day peddling our tour group around.
I love a local market. Call me strange but no matter where I go, I want to see their market whether it be a grocery market or an outside local market. It gives me an idea of what they eat, Here in the states, the healthy items are aound the perimeter with the other 80 percent of the market – processed food. It is different in every country.
In southeast asia, most shopping is done at the local market and fresh often means still alive. You can have your chickens beheaded and defeathered in front of you or you can take home and do yourself. Fish, prawns and crab are usually floopping around in shallow water.
At this market we learned about shrimp paste. In Burma, shrimp paste is like ketchup is to Americans. It can be put on almost anything.
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