Bagan Temples

... journey was stretching into something closer to twelve when we spotted on the horizon just a smattering of the over two-thousand temples of Bagan. The rough winds seemed to hasten our docking as we headed to shore. But where was the dock we wondered and ...

Abstract: Left Monywa & drove to Pakokku where we caught a ferry to Bagan (a rival to the temples of Angkor) where we spent 5 nights in awe. Visited families grinding peanuts for oil and harvesting sugar palms to make jaggery before driving to the ...

... ; beer. Phew! After 15 hours of travel, I'd made it to Kalaw, which is kind of sad given how close it looks to Bagan on a Myanmar map! As it turns out, Kalaw was excellent. It's an old British hill station - rather similar to the Cameron Highlands in ...

... the sunrise was not great because it is the monsoon and it was cloudy but what an introduction to Bagan. Unlike Angkor you can just about see all the temples from an elevated position and while probably about the same area this has many multiples of the ...

... . Today it is a UNESCO protected site and attracts more visitors than any other destination in Myanmar. While only a couple handfuls of temples are particularly aesthetically noteworthy it is the visual impact of thousands of temples blurring into the ...

... than Tikal....but wow wow wow its all worth while. The only thing the lonely planet has got right about Myanmar is its description of Bagan....imagine all the cathedral in Europe packed into the area of Manhattan island. Thats almost 50,000 ...

From Mandalay I headed to the plain of temples at Bagan, one of the most amazing things I have seen in my life & the place I have been amazed by most on the trip so far. I spent four days there watching sunrises & sunsets from various vantage points. ...

... sure what exactly, but I certainly found them the most attractive of all Asian women! After checking out a few smaller temples I made for Bagan's largest temple, Ananda Pahto. This massive temple was quite a sight, with a number of terraces and a huge ...

... I'll make it back here sometime to see it again. Cheerio for now. Next entry -> Inle Lake * new Ross word - a state of tranquil repose Cumulative stupa (bell shaped monument) count - Myanmar visit 3,528 to end 31 October That's a lot a temples... ...

... , nothing new from the rest of the Myanmar really but the view from the top was superb. It was a fantastic day out. It was time to move on again. Next stop is Mandalay, Myanmar's second city with four ancient cities to explore in the surrounding ...