Mei La Mu Pagoda, located near Yangon International Airport, was built for merit by a lady born out of a la-mu fruit (mangrove plant) and raised by a hermit. She bore a son by th the Celestials, who grew up to become King Okkalapa, the original donor of Shwedagon pagoda.

Monsoon season in Rangoon, Myanmar. Non-stop rain for 3+ months and everyone gets used to being drenched - even umbrellas don't really help. Business continues as usual at the corner fruit stand.

Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred pagoda for the Burmese and it houses eight hairs of Gautama, the historical Buddha, as well as relics from the previous 3 Buddhas. It is said to be 2500 years old and is a 98-metre (321.5 feet) gilded stupa with valuable gems in the top. When walking around a pagoda you must go clockwise.