NK Betelnut Hotel Bagan
Kha Yay Pin St., Anawrathar Qtr. Bagan, Myanmar
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Temples and Tummy Trouble
... in bright-coloured longyis, surrounded by their tied up bundles and branches of bananas and was full of life and atmosphere. Next time...!
We docked in Nyaung U, the main hub of the Bagan area, and got a cab to our hotel in New Bagan, which was designed on the outside in temple style and was very pretty. They had messed up their room allocation, so while A&M settled into their double, they had ...
Ancient Temples by the Irrawaddy
... carved stonework, earthquake proof brickwork, glazed tiles, teak doors and giant Buddhas galore. Many people were cycling between temples and another popular means of transport here was the horse and cart. We travelled by car. At each temple there were souvenir sellers. They were very persistent and we soon began to get tired of them. We were well and truly back on the tourist trail now and already missing the friendly shy people we had met ...
Slowly Down The Irrawaddy
... that had been at Inwa the day before helped me out but getting their guy picking them up to take me along for a few extra kyat as it turns out my hotel was just around the corner from theirs.
Hotel is pretty nice I must say, just missing the internet which apparently they have been waiting for it to be connected for a while now. They probably haven’t paid any bribes so it’ll be a while ...
The temples of Bagan
... knicked a lot & took them back to Germany in 1899!).
We stopped for lunch, steering clear of the ‘all-in’ lunch option for a pricey 3,500 kyat and settling for a great little place just across the way. We were given great snacks (tamarind sweets, crispy potato swirls), I had an awesome fresh fruit salad and Gary had pumpkin squash with rice, followed by a complimentary dry-fried banana with sugar, all for 1,000kyat each (less than £1)! ...
Magical Bagan
Originally my plan was to take a slow boat from Mandalay to Bagan down the Ayeyarwaddy river. Unfortunately the non-tourist boat departs only twice a week, on Sundays and Wednesdays. Given my tight schedule I couldn't wait around for another 2 days (nor did I want to – as I said Mandalay city was hot and dusty) so I hopped on the morning bus instead. Of course the AC wasn’t working and we didn’t take the new (toll) road as promised, so again a mere ...


