TAN KYI

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Monday sailed downstream and across river to another little village on the river at Tan Kyi and were driven up a big hill to where another huge pagoda is perched overlooking the river and the plains of Bagan. This pagoda had recently been re done with gold leaf…it just amazes us so much how much money is spent on these pagodas. Tan Kyi is very rich in petroleum and oil, saw lots of women carrying big drums of oil on their heads, illegal oil wells done by hand by the locals to make some extra cash, if there is a raid they can close up their tents in 1/2hr and cover with rock….this area is where Burmese Petroleum, BP, originated when the British ruled.

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Photos

LOCAL MARKET
Anyone for breaky?

TEMPLE
John loves ringing those bells

PAGODA
The newly done golf leaf

FROM PAGODA
Plains of Bagan

LOCAL MARKET
Food stall

DRESSMAKER
Old machines

FROM PAGODA
Overlooking the river over Bagan Plains

SUNRISE
Over the Irrawaddy River

IRRAWADDY RIVER
Pagodas dot the banks

Comments

[Rhonda Brand]

Hi :)
See what you mean about money spent on the pagodas.....just incredible....especially when you see how people live and work!!!!

[John and Gloria Travels]

Yes we are knocked out by it...thats religion though!