housands of years ago a gigantic boulder rolled
down a mountain in southern Myanmar, but miraculously halted at the edge of a sheer cliff where it
has teetered precariously ever since. It was visited by the Buddha about 500 BC, who left a hair which
is enshrined as a relic in the small pagoda on top. Today Kyakitiyo, is still visited by throngs of
pilgrims, who have pressed sheets of gold leaf upon it, encasing the rock with a thick golden coating.
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ear Mandalay, lies
the ruined city of Inwa, capitol of upper Myanmar for 400 years in the 14th century. We arrived at the
ferry dock before dawn and convinced the boatman to began early so as to reach Inwa at sunrise.
Just as the early light touched the beautiful brick and stucco balcony of Maha Aung Mye Bosan, a young
female noviate hurriedly passed by.
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