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In Photos: Sagaing temple complex – Mandalay, Myanmar
The forty-five Buddha statues inside Umin Thounzeh Sagaing is about 20km from Mandalay and is reached by crossing the Ayeyarwaddy River over the Ava Bridge. Ava Bridge Ava Bridge Our driver was very...
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Tip-toeing through the Teak Monastery – Inwa, Myanmar
Our first glipse of the teak monastery Before Amarapura the capital of Myanmar was Inwa, which lies just across the water from Sagaing. Without any bridges on that stretch of the river the only way to...
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Burmese Curry – Myanmar
Myanmar curry, served with a selection of side dishes Myanmar’s national dish is Mohinga, a thick fish broth with rice noodles, but the most widely eaten seemed to be curry. Our favourite was rapidly...
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In Photos: Mandalay City Tour – Myanmar
Shwenandaw Kyat Teak Monastery Carved wooden detail at the Shwenandaw Kyat Teak Monastery Shwenandaw Kyaung At one time this entire building was gilded inside and out and was known as the Golden Palace...
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Spoilt by superstition : Mingun – Mandalay, Myanmar
Mingun sits on the banks of the Ayeyarwaddy, about 11km upriver from Mandalay. Again there are no bridges nearby, so the best way to get there is by boat. We could have managed with something a little...
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Notes from Mandalay – Myanmar
Take off your shoes Flying to Mandalay from Inle Lake Mandalay is a painless twenty five minute flight from Heho. Having taken four hours and an overnight stop to drive from Heho to Inle Lake, we...
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Flower Mountain – Mount Popa, Myanmar
Mount Popa, viewed from the road on the way into town Some of the 777 steps needed to climb Mount Popa We’d originally planned to fly from Mandalay to Bagan, but a last minute change in timings lost us...
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Sunset at Minochantha – Bagan, Myanmar
Sunset at Minochantha The temple strewn plains of Bagan have existed for nearly a thousand years. King Anawrahta who ruled from 1044 to 1077 started the building of temples on this dusty plain, and it...
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Ten favourite views in Bagan, and one blight on the landscape – Myanmar
With over a thousand photos of Bagan, mostly of temples, it was tricky to choose the ten most memorable. My favourite view was from Dhamma Za Yi Ka Pagoda View from Dhamma Za Yi Ka And the pagoda was...
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Planning a trip to Myanmar
A dusty Bagan sunset Visa Requirements Most nationalities require a visa for Myanmar. These can be arranged through any Myanmar embassy or consulate worldwide. I got mine in Beijing (after briefly...
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In Photos: Sagaing temple complex – Mandalay, Myanmar
The forty-five Buddha statues inside Umin Thounzeh Sagaing is about 20km from Mandalay and is reached by crossing the Ayeyarwaddy River over the Ava Bridge. Ava Bridge Ava Bridge Our driver was very...
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Tip-toeing through the Teak Monastery – Inwa, Myanmar
Our first glipse of the teak monastery Before Amarapura the capital of Myanmar was Inwa, which lies just across the water from Sagaing. Without any bridges on that stretch of the river the only way to...
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Burmese Curry – Myanmar
Myanmar curry, served with a selection of side dishes Myanmar’s national dish is Mohinga, a thick fish broth with rice noodles, but the most widely eaten seemed to be curry. Our favourite was rapidly...
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In Photos: Mandalay City Tour – Myanmar
Shwenandaw Kyat Teak Monastery Carved wooden detail at the Shwenandaw Kyat Teak Monastery Shwenandaw Kyaung At one time this entire building was gilded inside and out and was known as the Golden Palace...
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Spoilt by superstition : Mingun – Mandalay, Myanmar
Mingun sits on the banks of the Ayeyarwaddy, about 11km upriver from Mandalay. Again there are no bridges nearby, so the best way to get there is by boat. We could have managed with something a little...
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Notes from Mandalay – Myanmar
Take off your shoes Flying to Mandalay from Inle Lake Mandalay is a painless twenty five minute flight from Heho. Having taken four hours and an overnight stop to drive from Heho to Inle Lake, we...
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Flower Mountain – Mount Popa, Myanmar
Mount Popa, viewed from the road on the way into town Some of the 777 steps needed to climb Mount Popa We’d originally planned to fly from Mandalay to Bagan, but a last minute change in timings lost us...
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Sunset at Minochantha – Bagan, Myanmar
Sunset at Minochantha The temple strewn plains of Bagan have existed for nearly a thousand years. King Anawrahta who ruled from 1044 to 1077 started the building of temples on this dusty plain, and it...
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Ten favourite views in Bagan, and one blight on the landscape – Myanmar
With over a thousand photos of Bagan, mostly of temples, it was tricky to choose the ten most memorable. My favourite view was from Dhamma Za Yi Ka Pagoda View from Dhamma Za Yi Ka And the pagoda was...
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Planning a trip to Myanmar
A dusty Bagan sunset Visa Requirements Most nationalities require a visa for Myanmar. These can be arranged through any Myanmar embassy or consulate worldwide. I got mine in Beijing (after briefly...
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