Mountains of Burma...the Road to Mandalay

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October 16th 2014

Published: November 9th 2014

October 16, 2014 Ah Burma, the mystical land of Kipling and Orwell...the Lovely K had always wanted to see Myanmar (Burma), and we figured it would be best to see it sooner rather than later as the country is in the process of opening up more and more to tourism...so from Bangkok it was a direct flight to Mandalay to begin the adventure... Visa process at home was interesting, and with the gu... Read Full Entry

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Buddhas at Sagaing Paya

On the Boat...

...headed for some mysterious adventure on the other side of the river...

Our Chariot...

...hired a cart to take us somewhere, not entirely sure where though but something about "temples"...

Buddha

...at our first stop, a really cool teak pagoda...

Teak Paya...

Pagodas...

...dotting the landscape, very cool...

Paya

...in the middle of nowhere, no idea of the name but cool nonetheless...

Buddha...

...in mystery Paya...

Going Cross-Country...

...bumpy but fun...

Selfie in the Back of the Cart...

Our Chauffeur...

Standing Guard

Paya...

...no idea the name of this one either, beautiful though...

Getting Soaked...

...monks on U Bein Bridge when the skies opened up...

Boats

...and U Bein Bridge as seen from the relative comfort of a covered patio...

View from Mandalay Hill

Lovely K...

...with Mandalay in the background...

Paya on Mandalay Hill...

Kuthodaw Paya...

...and the many stupas housing text-inscribed marble tablets, part of the "biggest book in the world"...very cool...

Stupas

...at Kuthodaw Paya

One Page...

...of the biggest book in the world...

9th November 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Pagoda City!
Whirlwind taxi tours followed by a lazy boat ride--I guess you'll be experiencing a lot of contrasts in this country, ie places that look close, but then are far away. Gorgeous pagodas--love that contrast of gold and pink. I must say that I adore that you call you partner, the Lovely K. Indeed she is, but you are so sweet to call her so. Hope the boat ride is sweet.

12th November 2014

el Jefe
Jeff C

Thanks Tara...
Boat ride was sweet, was nice to have a down day of watching the world go by...it's a cool country, lots of contrast and still very real, glad we went when we did...

11th November 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Mandalay
We experienced two earthquakes while we were in Mandalay. We felt the same way that you did about going soon before the country changes too much. Inle Lake was one of my favorite spots. The number and beauty of the temples.....

11th November 2014

el Jefe
Jeff C

Earthquakes?
Yikes...luckily didn't experience those...yeah, the country seems to be opening up at a rapid pace; Visa is everywhere now (and in the oddest locations) and hotels are being built on what seems like every block...gonna change for sure...Inle was awesome, as was Bagan and Ngapali Beach, more on those to come...

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