Kyaiktiyo Pagoda ("Golden Rock")

Kinpun Base Camp at 0500am	Kinpun Base Camp. Breakfast at 0500am after 5 hours of Myanmar pop videos and a few hours on the floor in a dorm for pilgrims	Dawn in Kinpun Base Camp	At sunrise the trucks to the top starts running	At sunrise the trucks to the top starts running
On the truck	Life insurance included! What a relief...	The race to the top has started	Our driver is more crazy than Yours!	The truck stop on Mt Kyaiktiyo
View from my room at "Mountain Top Hotel"	View from my room at "Mountain Top Hotel"	Nothing like a cold Myanmar beer in the morning after a strenious night. - At "Mountain Top Hotel"	Mountain Top Hotel	The Kyaiktiyo temple complex in the distance. The entrance is between the two lions
The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda	The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda	The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda	The square in front of the pagoda	Attaching gold leaf to the rock
The village serving the pilgrim and tourist industry on the mountain	Monk wearing flip flops. I thought this was a no footwear area?...	Shrine close to the Pagoda	The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda	Snake on the rock
The "Golden Rock"	The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda	Offerings in front of the pagoda	Sorry ladies!	The Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
The entrance to the temple area. From here on any footwear is stricktly forbidden	The entrance to the temple area. From here on any footwear is stricktly forbidden	Stupa in the village	Village serving the pilgrim and tourist industry on the mountain	The trucks are coming in all day long
The truck stop	View towards the temple complex	Just befor sunset the fog rolled in	The square in front of the pagoda	The square in front of the pagoda
Kyaktiyo Pagoda	Kyaktiyo Pagoda	Kyaktiyo Pagoda	Attatching gold leafs to the rock	Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
The square in front of the pagoda	Stairs leading to the square in front of the pagoda	Monks collecting alms in the early morning fog. My hotel in the background	Monks collecting alms in the early morning fog. My hotel in the background	Just outside "Mountain Top Hotel". Monks collecting alms in the early morning fog.
Second leg of "Rally Monte Kyaiktiyo" has started!	Second leg of "Rally Monte Kyaiktiyo" has started!	The bus back to Yangon had a short stop at Shwemawdaw Paya in Bago. The highest stupa in Myanmar.	The bus back to Yangon had a short stop at Shwemawdaw Paya in Bago. The highest stupa in Myanmar.