BAGAN TEMPLES, MANDALAY REGION, MYANMAR. Friday 9 March, 2012. Our early morning call from reception came at exactly 4.45 am. We were collected as arranged and taken to Internal Departures. The flight was on time and very efficient.We were met in arrivals by our guide who was called Kyaw. He looked about 12, but turns out he was married! He escorted us to our waiting car and driver. It was about 7.15 am so Kyaw suggested that we should first go to the local market before it closed. This was really interesting with lots of local produce, meat, fish, eggs (duck, quail and hen) sugar products (not cane sugar though), tea - you name it. One food item (which horrified M) was spatch cocked rats which had been cooked and were served with small sharp mangoes.
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