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Yangon: The centre of commerce and culture in Myanmar. Most
travelers only stay long here, but you can easily spend 3-4 days if you venture
out to the nearby towns and villages.
Architecture from the colonial era
Yangon cityscape
The holiest place in Myanmar - Shwedagon Pagoda
The love for Aung San Suu Kyi and her father is ubiquitous
Yangon seen from across the river at Dalah village
Rustic wooden house built from colourful planks (possibly from old boats)
Yangon public bus (notice the wooden floor)
Street food
Bagan: Thousands of pagoda and temples scattered on this
sacred land really do make the view spectacular, especially during sunrise and sunset. Temperature soared to above 40 degree during the day. We had to rely on
electric bike to get around - biking on unpaved roads can be treacherous and
would have been lethal under the scorching sun!
Ananda Temple
Sunset view from atop a Bagan pagoda
Pagoda and temples relics
More pagoda and temple relics
Temple in dire need of repair with dozens more pagodas in the backdrop
Pagodas in nostalgia
Picture on top of the famous Shwesandaw Temple
View from Shwesandaw Temple
Inle Lake: We left the arid Bagan behind and went on to Inle
Lake (Nyuangshwe). The scenery that greeted us, unlike the brownish desert in
Bagan, was lush green mountains and endless rice paddy fields! The lake makes
the air cooler and the ambience more relaxing.
View from one of the two wineries in Myanmar overlooking the Inle Lake valley
Boats lining up to take tourists out to the lake
Leg-rowing Intha fisherman
Fishermen and their villages in the backdrop
Close-up of leg-rowing Intha fisherman
Monastery on Inle Lake
Classic Burmese houses on stilts
Stups and ruins at Indein
Villager's life by the lake
Bridge connecting a floating garden and a monastery
Mandalay: Bustling city in central Myanmar. Instead of
visiting the tourist attraction, we simply rented a scooter to check out local
life. i.e., markets, river-side slums, etc. Of course, we managed to make it to the famous U-Bain bridge in sunset view.
Bustling produce market in Mandalay
Fruit vendor and local men in traditional changyi
Myanmar spices with pungent smell
Monks crossing the market toward the padoga
Slum by the Ayeyarwade River
The famous U-bain bridge on Taung Tha Man Lake
Scenery seen from U-bain bridge
U-bain bridge under twilight
Serene scene from U-bain bridge
Monastery under twilight
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