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Wednesday, Feb. 23 -  
[[strikethrough]] October 28 [[/strikethrough]]

Frescos. Pagan

Beige or Sand white walls - 
Outlines in dull alizarine & black - background greyed ochre - palest blue green.
Same color scheme -
pale greyed ochre - Indian Red-
different tan & greyed whites - black lines
Pale orange, ochrerish grey -
Dulled greyed ochreish  green line on pale greyed orange.
Splendid greys again. -
Rose-orange - palest rose violet -
with original Rich walls breaking thru the plaster in most beautiful tones of rose-orange with deep greyed Indian Reds - warm ochre grey stones against stone floors - reflecting blues, cool violet, greens - 
Buddhas painted greyed Alizarene - yellow & ochre greys-

(Ordination Hall) Upali Thein Pagoda - 13th century 
Hti Lomin Lo - 1218~ Pagoda
Beyond the imagination - a red brick-walled in city of [[strikethrough]] 4 [[/strikethrough]]



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Wed. Feb. 23
[[strikethrough]] October 29 [[/strikethrough]]

Pagan - [[strikethrough]] (over 4 millions)[[/strikethrough]] Pagodas.

[[strikethrough]] Million [[/strikethrough]] thousands of Pagodas - a city of Pagodas housing the Buddha - lonely watchers of the sky. One forgets the clouds of dust raised by the jeep along the road - the bare feet stinging with the heat & the hurt of the stones in the dust. I covered my head & face with my black wool shawl - Now I can understand why they use thick head covering of wool - towels, etc.

We met the McAllister party on the way. The Baird Helfrights, Passen - & the Lichts. Just now at 3 PM - we've arrived at the Rest House - beautifully situated on the river with the mountain in the background. Am seated in a lg. cool room - stone floor - furnished with one wood table & 5 chairs. The decorations, 2 reed, painted hangings of elephants. The bearer brings me a glass of water & tho I am thirsty - I must refrain & ask - Boiled? To which question, he truthfully answers, no.