Shwedagon Pagoda

I går lovede jeg at fortælle om den store, gyldne pagode, som vi kan se fra hotelvinduet. (Den, Kronprisesse Mary også lige har besøgt....)
Der er mange billeder og få ord. Indgangen var virkelig imponerende! Sjovt nok var det kun udlændinge der skulle betale for at komme ind. Fair nok, kan man vel sige....

Yesterday I promised to tell you a little about the big, golden pagoda that can be seen from the hotel window. (The one our Crown Princess Mary just visited.....)
There are lots of photos and few words. The entrance was really impressive! Funnily enough, only foreigners had to pay entrance. Fair enough, I guess......

Pagoden var ikke bare et hus, men et stort kompleks af Buddha-templer i alle størrelser. Overalt var der guld og glimmer! Der var endda huse dækket med små spejle. Meget smukt!

The pagoda wasn't just a house, but a very large complex of Buddha-temples in all sizes. Everywhere were gold and glitter. They even had houses covered in tiny mirrors. Very beautiful!

I midten ligger selve pagoden som et imponerende bjerg af guld! Man kunne ikke komme ind, men den kunne ses fra alle sider og var bare overvældende stor!

In the middle is the pagoda itself as an impressive mountain of gold! You couldn't get inside, but it was easily seen from all sides, and was so amazingly big!

Der var Buddha-statuer OVERALT! I alle størrelser. De fleste med gult silketøj.

There were Buddha-statues EVERYWHERE! All sizes. Most with yellow silk-dresses.

Nogle havde disko-lys-glorier!

Some had disco-light haloes!

Der var munke med smartphones.

There were monks with their smartphones.

Der var en meget fint udklædt dreng, som i optog blev ført rundt på hele pladsen. Gad vide, hvad det handlede om!

There was an extremely well dressed boy who was lead around the entire place in a procession. I wonder, what it was all about!

Der var også en stor flok kvinder, der pludselig fejede det hele! Man skulle godt nok komme af vejen.....
I dag har gået med kursus. Mere om det i morgen (der er der nemlig også kursus). ;-)

There was also a large group of women, suddenly sweeping the place! You really had to get out of their way.....
Today I went to the course. More about that in the morning (which will also be all day course). ;-)