Thursday, March 25, 2010

Sailing on the Irawaddy River




Mingalaba! Walking tour of a Shanlay village in the morning and when we return the ship sets sail and we spend the rest of the day observing the local river life from the top deck. On the shore are ox carts with wooden wheels; the boats on the river are dugout canoes. The people wash their clothes on the rocks and life looks hard to me, but the people are lovely with they’re wonderful smiles and joy of life as it is.

The Road to Mandalay always had experts giving lectures on the history of this lovely country, puppet shows, musicians and plays of Myanmar. On this afternoon, a youg woman demonstrated how to apply thanaka to our faces. Thanaka, a gray paste made from tree bark is a fabulous sun screen and a natural face mask. All women and children we saw had this on their faces. She also gave a demonstration on how to wear and tie a lonjyi, which is worn by men, women and children.

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