MyanmarYangon RegionBotahtaungKanbe16°50’27” N 96°9’54” E
MyanmarYangon RegionBotahtaungWingabaShwedagon Pagoda16°47’54” N 96°8’58” E
12. syyskuuta 2019, Myanmar ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
We are in the middle of monsoon season and spend the day exploring the capital in the rain. We accidentally come across a popular couples hangout, the People's Park. Through the pouring rain we seeLue lisää
MyanmarYangon RegionBotahtaungBotataung16°46’23” N 96°9’34” E
13. syyskuuta 2019, Myanmar ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Downtown Yangon is bustling; people and street carts cover the pavement, there are huge avenues and it’s filled with cafes and street food stalls. There are many colonial buildings which areLue lisää
MyanmarYangon RegionInseinPeinnegonInsein Railroad Station16°53’9” N 96°6’30” E
14. syyskuuta 2019, Myanmar ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Accidentally ended up on a private tour with GuruWalks; our local guide was super friendly and kicked off by teaching us about "umbrella culture". We visited an old colonial embassy which had beenLue lisää
MyanmarMandalay RegionPatheingyiKhangon22°0’52” N 96°6’29” E
MyanmarSagaingMingun22°3’21” N 96°0’59” E
16. syyskuuta 2019, Myanmar ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
1. Mahagandayon Monastery - An insensitive but interesting tourist attraction (not our choice). At 10.15am, 1000 monks begin their procession to their lunch rooms via the path of tourists. Some peopleLue lisää
MyanmarMandalay RegionAmarapuraTaungthamanTaungthaman In21°53’30” N 96°3’41” E
16. syyskuuta 2019, Myanmar ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
5. 45 Buddhas temple - A beautiful gold and pale blue crescent shaped building, with 45 golden Buddhas inside. The driver came with us to visit the temple as his family sponsored a section of theLue lisää
MyanmarMandalay RegionAmarapuraTaungthamanTaungthaman In21°53’30” N 96°3’41” E
16. syyskuuta 2019, Myanmar ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
8. U Bein teak bridge - The oldest teak bridge in the world, therefore suitably wobbly with no handrails. There were plenty of tourists but most didn't bother to go to the far side, so we found someLue lisää
MyanmarMandalay RegionPyinoolwinThayetpinDedok Chaung21°42’26” N 96°21’23” E
17. syyskuuta 2019, Myanmar ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Miffy recommended a driver who could take us to a secluded waterfall in the hills and it didn’t disappoint. The pools were genuine turquoise and the rocks had a fine silk coating of limestone,Lue lisää
MyanmarMandalay RegionMyingyanPotokbyu21°25’34” N 95°21’0” E
18. syyskuuta 2019, Myanmar ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Full day on the Irrawaddy river; a slow way route but we avoided another night bus and was actually very relaxing. It's a quiet time of year so the boat was barely a quarter full. Lunch wasLue lisää
