Another late review of my recent trip ><
Myanmar trip date: 14/11/2011 - 22/11/2011
Well where to start. I just summarise all of what happen in Myanmar.
First, reached yangon settle down and went to eat dinner (Huge portion of pork as well >:D) and walk around Inya lake (which is nearby). After that, bought bus tickets for the trip to Bagan. Went to a friend house to try out the Burmish style food. It was really good :D
Next is Bagan trip,
November 16, 2011. Left Yangon with my guide, adi to Bagan. Along the bus trip, had a few stop and get to experience some Myanmar food. The bus ride was around 9 – 10 hours and was quite compact but at least I’ve got to see some of the scenery that Myanmar’s got to offer. In addition, I saw my first shooting star (woots!). Soon after we reach, we took a ride to our hotel (kyaw hotel). At 7am in the morning it was adventure time! (Not enough of sleep though). We rented bicycles and ate breakfast at some nearby coffee shop (Can’t remember the name). After breakfast, off we cycle off to old bagan from the hotel! Visited many pagodas (too many to count already) but there more significant ones that we went were: Ananda Phaya. A lot of the pagoda names are forgotten by me as I was just simply am amazed by the views, the scenery and the wonders of the nature of the pagoda. Some pagodas are climbable while some aren’t. After the 1st part of the trip, we went to find some lunch at another coffee shop (Can’t remember the name again). Had a great meal there and the portion is quite generous. After lunch, we continued the journey to see other pagodas again. Along the way, I was lucky enough to have a glimpse of asia. After a few more pagodas, we went to find a particular pagoda that’s able to climb till the top. All that just so we can look at some amazing sunset. We went back to the hotel and even cycled in the dark. After we got back, we settled down and then off for dinner. The whole day was just about adventures and breathes taking scenes from the pagoda and the sunset. There are just no proper explanation to described the scenes that I was able to witness and even the sunset just took my breath away as seeing how the colours of the blue sky turning into orange and red. How the clouds were in harmony with the colour change and how the lights hits the pagoda just amazed me. It’s a must see if you up for adventure. Also, be prepared to cycle for 70km (seriously no joke about this).
November 17, 2011. Checked out of Kyaw Hotel and off to Popa!!!
Popa!!! Well it was more tiring than Bagan. It was only a day trip though. Climb Mount Popa without realising then since halfway up, continue to climb all the way to the peak. The sight were truly beautiful and breath-taking (not due to the tiredness of climbing) See the photos for more info XD
After that its back to Yangon.
Rested for a day, then off exploring again >:D this time, it's Shwedagon. go to this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwedagon_Pagoda for more details XD After that, it was my first time eating crickets XD At night, saw 5 shooting stars for the 1st time in my life XD The last one was the awesome one as It was bright green and was bigger than the others.
To sum it all up, it was truly an amazing trip. If only I had a DSLR camera to capture the beauty of what Myanmar to give. It would have been worth it. The food there was truly awesome :D especially for my appetite XD This trip is worth every bit of it. The time and experience there is truly great :)
Thanks Adi for the tour around, the accommodation and hospitality, and everything :D, Thanks Eve for the Burmish food :3 , Thanks Pyae Phyoe for the transport :))
Thanks for reading this short summary of what happen XD hope you all enjoyed it :) Till again the next post. God bless
Cheers,
Rick
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