Pagodas, pagodas everywhere...

Two of our group are off to a dawn balloon ride tomorrow to view the pagodas. I hope the skies are clear enough to get a decent view. At a cost of USD375 each, the ride didn't seem to provide value for money. I'm happy with my 4,000 kyat purchase - "Made in Italy" Ray Ban sunnies.

Bagan

March 14th 2015
Geo: 21.1367, 94.8383The golden age for Myanmar was the Bagan Empire (or Pagan, depending on your source) that flourished around the city of Bagan on the eastern banks of the Ayeyarwady River. This was from 9 -13th C. Apparently there were 5,000+ pagodas in an area of several square miles around the city. A large earthquake in 1975 destroyed many of them but I fear we will still find plenty t ... read more

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