Missed day #1 in Burma

I skipped three days while I was in Burma

Mandalay crafts and U Bein Bridge

At breakfast we decided to try to find anything but temples, pagodas, and Buddha. Mandalay is a big city; there must be other things to see. After reviewing pamphlets, Trip Advisor, the front desk…we decided it would be a crafts day. First though, we walked over to the train station to buy a ticket for […]

Palace and Hill in Mandalay

What a day! Bagan in the morning; Mandalay in the evening.

Pagodas of Old Bagan

Our hotel is amazing once more. The place is enormous and also dated in a delightful way, such as the chairs upholstered in purple velvet. We are on the shores of the Irrawaddy River, that flows south past the dining patio. Margaret and I had a nice easy 9 am start this morning, but there […]

Kakku and the Heho airport

It was a great decision by Margaret to have someone handle the driving for us today.

From simplicity to extravagance

Our final day of the three day trek.

All Day Trekking

Hein brought up the Rohingya. NONE of us tourists were about to be the first one to speak the word.

Trekking from Kalaw

We walked to Hin Kha Gone and Myin Taik villages, through areas with the Paulaung and Dannu people.

The Golden Rock at Kyaiktiyo Pagoda

The lobby of the Golden Sunrise Hotel was dark and silent at 5:30 am, but as promised, our boxed breakfast was there waiting for us on the counter. So kind of them. Fried egg sandwiches and bananas. I whooped to Margaret, “They remembered us!” and accidentally woke the attendant who was sleeping in the […]

Bus to the Golden Rock

Our day was primarily travel. We are aimed for the Golden Rock, or Kyaikityo Pagoda, well outside of Yangon. We are planning a trip up the mountain to see the balanced rock at sunrise. In the meantime, our goal was simply to get here. From what I read prior to the trip, there is little […]