While on our trip to Myanmar, we traveled to the Ancient City of Bagan (detailed more here). One morning we took to the streets and visited the local market in the village of Nyaung Oo. While strolling through this amazing market, these are some of the sights we saw.
One of the local women of the village applying the Thanaka sunscreen to my face. This cream is a traditional local cosmetic used in Myanmar to protect your skin from the sun, along with acting as an astringent and an antiseptic. Everyone was wearing it on their faces throughout our travels through Myanmar.
Smelling the local produce.
A woman cutting a branch from a sandalwood tree…the bark is used for the Thanaka sunscreen.
Using baskets and small iron weights as their scale to calculate the price per kilo of the local produce.
The betel leaves and Areca nuts (seeds of an Areca palm) used to make Betel Nut. Chewing this mixture is a tradition in Myanmar and one that makes the locals’ mouths look dark red and almost bloody. It’s compared to chewing tobacco and labeled as a carcinogenic to humans.
This lady opted for smoking instead.
What a balancing act!
Thanks so much for following along. Have a great Thursday and I hope you stop by tomorrow for number 34 of MY ONE HUNDRED!
Love this post. The pictures are so interesting!
Wow – such a unique and interesting place…thanks for sharing it with us.
love these photos Gracie!