Mandalay

Second largest city in Burma, north of Yangon

Many pilgrims travel throughout Burma in groups on buses (if they have a little money) or trucks (if they have less), visiting the more famous monasteries.  At this monastery close to Amarapura, some pilgrims invited me to lunch.  The pilgrims sleep and eat at an area set aside for pigrims at the monastery during their stay, and cook their own food.