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Mandalay is the second biggest city in Myanmar (1.3 million)

A girl selling grilled sweetcorn

There are many rickshaws on street corners, but drivers are not as pesky as in other countries

This guy was offering his services. Most of them rent rickshaws for about $3 a day

The most ecological way to transport goods and people

This was a tricky one, because boxes were heavy and fell down

Blue taxis are very common in Mandalay and are cheaper than "normal" taxis

Most are falling apart but somehow get people from A to B

Local bus number 6

There is no limit to how much a pick up can take, we saw this many times

Women can not ride on top of pick ups, as it is offensive to men below them

Mahamuni - the most famous Buddha image in Myanmar. Only men can place gold leaves for spiritual well-being

6 Khmer bronze figures dragged here from Angkor Wat. Touching figures cures touched body part

Workshop outside the Pagoda where new Buddha images are chipped out of stone

Shwe In Bin Kyaung monastery made of teak wood

This is a little-known monastery, normally closed to tourists

This monk offered to show us around

Women monks collecting alms

Family life. People spend a lot of time outdoors or with wide-open doors

Bathing and washing clothes takes place outside in the street, near concrete water basins

Working outside

Here we started a long, barefoot walk up the Mandalay Hill

Sunset seen from Mandalay Hill. Ayeyarwady River shines near the horizon

Many monks come to talk with tourists and practice their English, asking everyone the same set of questions