Ruby True Hotel Bagan
Myat Lay Road, New Bagan Bagan, Myanmar
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Regen | rain
... wachten voor een tochtje over de Ayeyarwadi rivier richting Bagan. Hier ga ik vier nachten in het beste hotel van de rondreis verblijven. Eindelijk ook een hotel waarbij de badkamer niet helemaal onder water staat als je een gedoucht hebt.
Helaas gaat het 's-avonds regenen. Da's toch niet hetgeen wat ik verdiend heb (waarschijnlijk in tegenstelling tot andermans ...
Temples and Tummy Trouble
... around 2,200. A lot more than I was going to get through in my stay here! If you were a student of temple architecture or history, you'd need weeks here, but I just wanted to pootle around and get a feel for the place, taking in a few temples as I went, rather than learning the detailed history of each and forgetting it all on the plane out!
We started with an old temple (bad description, I ...
Ancient Temples by the Irrawaddy
... mosquitoes started massing.
Ten had given us directions for some local restaurants which, after taking a couple of wrong turnings, we managed to find. There were about six in a row, all small establishments with just two or three tables. We selected one and the lady owner came to ask what we wanted. She reeled off a list of dishes and we both selected beef curry. She prepared a little feast for us with about eight side dishes to go with ...
Getting Dusty at Bagan
... head east through the southern plain then circle back around through the central plain, finding a spot for sunset that would place everything with the sun behind it. First major stop for the day was ay Dhamma-ya-za-ka Zedi, one of the main skyline features with its gold paya. Some pretty good views from up there to the north where most things are located. While I was there all these schoolkids turned up, turns out they were on a trip from somewhere near Mandalay. Looks like ...
The temples of Bagan
... read (Twilight Over Burma by Inge Sargant and another by Law Cit Han). Just as Mr Book had said, the evidence against Mr Charles looked compelling and he’s certainly never helped the local community with his profits (other than paying local help meagre wages). Apparently he keeps every penny of his huge profits for himself, bolstered by his government links and endorsement from Lonely Planet! (A new book comes out next month and everyone is hoping ...


