Blogs from Monywa, Mandalay Region, Burma, Asia
June 14th 2009
A few days in Monywa gave us the opportunity to see the daily life of Myanmar citizens as well as check out some interesting religious/tourist sights. The first night in Monywa we went for a nice stroll down Strand Rd alongside the Chindwin River. Despite the dusty walk it was still a really nice sunset. We finished off the night having a creamy bowl of real ice-cream at the "Cold Drinks Shop" near the glowing gold Shweaigon Paya in front of us. The next day we spent the morning walking around the market and hired a tuk-tuk for the afternoon to the Standing Buddha and to different Payas along the way and to simply relax and enjoy the scenery. Only one word is needed to describe the 423ft Standing Buddha, MASSIVE! It is a brand new ... read more
72) Monywa - One million Buddhas and we still did not have enough
Published: November 15th 2005Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Monywa
October 14th 2005
The end of our stay in Mandalay was coming closer and we tried to organise our trip to Lake Inlay although we would really have wanted to visit another place around Mandalay, Monywa. But the taxi was very expensive for only two people and somehow we had not managed to find others who wanted to see the place. We were sitting in the hotel lobby when a French couple (Huguette and Jean-Marc) entered, they had just come back from another trip. As a conversation quickly evolved, they agreed to join us on the trip, which all of a sudden made it feasible. This trip would be very long and tedious but the staff at the guesthouse assured us that we could make it in one day, contrary to what was written in all the guidebooks. We ... read more
