Golden Zedi of Shwezigon Paya

Probably the second most famous pagoda in Myanmar would be the Shwezigon Paya. My horse cart driver brought me to this very pagoda or Paya. Incidentally this Paya was the closest one to the New Heaven Hotel and is certainly walking distance from the the bus terminal in the town of Nyaung U. As we were going there, I would observe the Burmese as the go about their life. There is really extreme poverty in this area, it is quite ironic that they would be sitting on top of one of Myanmar’s greatest treasures.
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