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A boat ride on the Irrawaddy river will take you to Mingun. This is a must see in the Mandalay area. From the beginning this is an amazing adventure. Getting to one's boat crossing the bows of several others and hanging onto hands and bamboo poles offered by boatmen is an exhilarating start. Once on board the ride is peaceful and the views pastoral. From the pier you can either walk to the Paya or take an ox cart marked as taxi. The Paya is a Buddhist temple. As we arrived at Mingun the enormity of the temple becomes apparent, but until you are standing next to it it is hard to comprehend. The Mingun Pagoda is a massive unfinished pagoda built at the end of the 18th century, that was meant to be the largest pagoda in the country. This unfinished behemoth was supposed to be seen from a distance to demonstrate the kings power, but alas it was never finished. Two large earthquakes did considerable damage to the Mingun Pagoda. During the 1838 earthquake the heads of the giant Chinthes broke off and rolled into the Irrawaddy river. The Hsinbyume Pagoda, also called the Myatheindan Pagoda, lies in the north of the town of Mingun, very close to the stupa of Mingun Pahtodawgyi. The pagoda, which is snow white in color, resembles the description of Mount Meru which is a Buddhist, mythological mountain. The architecture of the pagoda deviates significantly from the Burmese model of pagodas. This is truly worth a half day, just to get out of the city.

Arrived at the Mingun Pier you can either walk to the Paya or take an ox cart marked as taxi. The friendly old driver showed us around and took us to Mingun Pagoda, The Pondaw Pagodam, The Mingun bell and Hsinbyume Pagoda. The white Hsinbyume Pagoda can only be entered by bare feet. This large pagoda on the northern side of Mingun built in 1816. The pagoda was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1836 and was restored by King Mindon in 1874.

De Irrawaddy of Ayeyarwady is de belangrijkste rivier van Myanmar. Met een lengte van ruim 2170 kilometer is het ook één van de grootste rivieren van Zuidoost-Azië. De rivier stroomt van noord naar zuid door Myanmar, vanaf het gebergte van de Himalaya naar de Andamanse Zee, waar de rivier een 300 kilometer brede rivierdelta vormt. De rivier wordt ook wel de Road to Mandalay genoemd. Al ongeveer 1200 jaar vormt de rivier de levensader van het land. Vele steden, waaronder een van de voormalig hoofdsteden van Myanmar, Mandalay, zijn aan de rivier gelegen. Veel van deze steden zijn nog steeds voor het grootste deel van hun handel afhankelijk van de rivier. Naast dit belang voor de scheepvaart is de Irrawady ook een belangrijke visgrond voor de bevolking. Ook zijn duizenden hectaren landbouwgrond in de nabijheid van de rivier afhankelijk van het rivierwater voor irrigatie van de gewassen Een relaxte bootreis van ruim een uur brengt je vanuit Mandalay in Mingun. Bij de pier namen we de lokale taxi een ossenkar! De vriendelijke "chauffeur" bracht ons naar alle bezienswaardigheden. Zoals de plaats waar ’s werelds grootste tempel had moeten staan. De plotselinge dood van koning Bodawpaya in 1819 maakte echter een abrupt einde aan de Birmese bouwlust. Een aardbeving in 1838 bracht nog meer onheil. Ondanks alle onheilstijdingen is het schouwspel vanaf de boot op Mingun Paya nog immer bijzonder indrukwekkend te noemen. Dit bouwwerk, door zo’n twintigduizend slaven gemaakt, is na de dood van de toenmalige koning nooit afgemaakt door zijn 122 kinderen. De grootste koperen bel ter wereld kreeg na de aardbeving een nieuw onderdak. De bel is vier meter hoog en heeft een omtrek van vijf meter. De grote witte Hsinbyume Pagoda aan de noordelijke kant van Mingun is gebouwd in 1816. De pagode werd zwaar beschadigd door een aardbeving in 1836 en werd gerestaureerd door koning Mindon in 1874.

Damaged film Saqqara by Andrew Murr

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A big radial spiderweb that has sustained damage but is still hanging in there. Found at the Adelaide Zoo.

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The Original Headbanger

Pileated Woodpecker - Male

Caught another opportunity to take some photos of this woodpecker. He apparently found a tree he really liked because unlike the previous encounter, he spent a good 20 minutes pounding away at this dead tree. Managed some nice debris shots like this one.

- 2021 Tyler Arboretum

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I was a few days late visiting the

War Memorial Rose Garden

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For a short time, Amtrak’s California Zephyr saw 161 on rotation. This was Amtrak’s Phase I heritage unit and replaced the previous Phase I, 156, after it hit a truck and got severely damaged. Just like 156, 161 also has been retired as a few weeks ago it caught fire in Washington D.C. and was burnt to a crisp.

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The roof and trunk are just as bad. I'm shocked that the windows didn't smash or crack. And this damage is minor compared to what others sustained. It was one hell of a storm.

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DAMAGED & UNTOUCHED ~ EXPLORE by Richard Terpolilli

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