As Monywa is located in Myanmar's dry zone one of the vegetables  they grow  here is ... Peanuts!

So, when you have the chance to visit a family owned peanut factory, stop ... it's worth the stop!Below is a photo of the main workshop

After removing the shells and drying comes ... quality! The vibrating sieve (below left)  produces 4 fractions - waste/small/medium/big - which are collected in baskets (below right)

Feeding the vibrating sieve is shown below - one basket weighs around 40 kg!!!!

Next step is boiling the raw  peanuts in hot water for half an hour (below) ...

... and after drying the cooked peanuts comes stir roasting in salt ...

... and separating the roasted peanuts from the salt ...

... and finally after cooling comes packaging ...

But best of it is  ... eating the peanuts freshly roasted at this 'factory outlet'!

... some night views from / of Mandalay Hill Resort ... nothing too spectacular ...

... except the pool area...

Time to have a rest at Ngapali Beach ...