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Shwegutaung Pagoda | Mrauk U, Myanmar

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January 24, 2009

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This young monk and his assistant ran up as soon as they saw me wandering around the pagoda above his monastery. He didn't speak English but babbled at me in Rakhine in a friendly manner, telling me the name of this pagoda was Shwegutaung and pointing out a few others. Feeling terrible that I'd forgotten my digital camera as they were eager for pictures of themselves, I quickly whipped out my beautifully-photographed "Myanmar Blueprint" guidebook instead, to show them photos from around the country while they patiently corrected my pronunciation of various towns.

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