Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Myanmar, Lake Inle - breakfast

Breakfast at Remember Inn, Lake Inle.   Two pancakes, two pieces of toast, banana, slice of watermelon, glass of avocado pear juice and cup of coffee.

Myanmar, Bagan. Two Stupas

Bagan.   Close up view of two Stupas

Myanmar, Bagan - panorama

Panoramic  view of Bagan Archaeological Zone.   Covers an area of 50 square kilometres.

Friday, 17 January 2014

Shwezigon Pagoda, Nyaung U, Myanmar

Sketch of Shwezigon Pagoda, Nyaung U, near Old Bagan. 

Nyaung U, Bagan, Myanmar

After a very long tiring day's travel we arrived at our hotel in Nyaung U to find there had been a misunderstanding about our booking.   The hotel was full and we had no place to stay.    All the other hotels were full as well.   The manageress on duty said it we were prepared to wait an hour until she came off duty we could go home with her and sleep in her spare bedroom. This we gladly accepted.   My sister and I slept head to toe in a bed that was little wider than a single.  In the morning we were given a great breakfast.  The kind lady refused point blank to accept payment.This is an unfinished very rough sketch of her house.

Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung, Nyaungshwe, Myanmar

At Nyaungshwe we hired a couple of bikes and cycled out to this Buddhist monastery.
It is built of teak, and famous for its oval windows.

Nyaungshwe, Lake Inle, Myanmar

Women doing their laundry at one of the jetties that the boats leave from at Nyaungshwe,  Lake Inle.