Thatbyinnyu Phaya in Bagan, Myanmar
Realizing that it would be impossible to see all two or three thousand of Bagan’s temples, we started skimming the cream of crop, heading for the temples that had been circled […]
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Giant Buddhas in Manuha Temple in Bagan
Our next stop on our ebike tour of Bagan was circled on our map as a ‘do-not-miss’ sight. Built in 1059 by King Manuha, it contains three giant Buddhas, each one […]
Sein Nyet Pagoda in Bagan
First thing in the morning we grabbed our annotated map, picked up was our ebikes and we were off to explore the temples of Bagan, all 2000 plus of them! […]
Hiking into the Countryside by Inle Lake in Myanmar
Back from our bicycle ride around the lake, we dropped off our bikes at Mr. A. Tun’s and booked a swimming/trekking tour to a cave. Mr. A. Tun told us the […]
Bicycling Around Inle Lake in Myanmar (Part 1)
Bikes were REALLY cheap to rent at Inle Lake, only a dollar a day at Mr. A. Tun’s. And a small map of the 26 km route was included in the price… The shortage […]
Sights Seen on the Return Trip along Inle Lake
After a very late lunch and a visit to the weaving ‘factory’ we only had one major stop left on the lake, and that was to a village that specialized in […]
The Weaving Village on Inle Lake
Our journey along Inle Lake began early in the morning, and by three o’clock we had arrived back at the upper portion of the lake where the majority of the tourists spent their time. […]
The Pottery Village on Inle Lake in Myanmar
Inle Lake was populated with small villages, each with its own speciality. The next stop on our boat trip was the pottery village. The sign leading into the pottery village. A […]
The Weekly Market at the Village at the End of Inle Lake
The market in the village at the end of the lake was another amazing sight in this already amazing journey. Dried fish for sale at the market. Deep-fried triangle treats. […]
Arriving at the Village at the End of the Lake
We were headed towards the weekly market at a village at the end of Inle Lake and arrived to a boat traffic jam, filled with mostly locals and not tourists, just as […]
