Ancient Cities
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Mar 07, 1998
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Ancient Cities,
Myanmar
Monday, February 19, 2007
01 Payas from Sagaing Hill
03 Payas from Sagaing Hill
From Sagaing we went to Inwa, which was the capital of the Burmese kingdom for almost 400 years. The whole area is cut off from roads by rivers and canals, so the only way to get around was by horse and cart. We visited a number of ruins and stopped at local houses along the way.
06 Inwa ruins
05 Inwa - girl making mat
We also visited the Bagaya Kyaung monastery which is made from teak.
07 Bagaya Kyaung - monastery
From Inwa we travelled to the final stop of the day, Amarapur, which was Myanmars penultimate royal capital. The area is famous for the 150 year old teak bridge that that goes across Taungthaman Lake to Amarapur. The bridge is 1.2km along and provides great people watching opportunities.
09 U Bein's Bridge, Amarapura
10 Monks, U Bein's Bridge
