Myanmar- Day 3 ( Bagan Sunset)

 January 28, 2014

There are really a lot of things to see and enjoy in Bagan that posting just one about it can't cover how truly amazing a day is there when you are in that place. As we continue visiting the temples, the afternoon is already late and we have to get to one of the best places to observe Bagan at sunset. So we set off and the things along the way that we see are really nice. I am not regretting the fact that we get to use the horse cart since the experience is totally different when you use a car. We use the off road and it felt like we were away from civilization. The shadows of the temples, the trees, the bushes, the hue of the sky, the many temples that you see from a distance fills me with the feeling that "ah this world is really beautiful". Words are not important, just feel and enjoy the sight and with that we proceeded to the top of the one of the highest temples. I keep saying wow! and then wow! It's awesome...

The road that our horse cart followed going to the place to watch the sunset

One of the two big Buddhas I've ever seen. One is in a park in Laos. This occupies the entire building where it is housed.
It is located at the base of the temple to observe the sunset.

The view after climbing how many stairs. We climbed the equivalent of a four story building. It was worth it with this view.

And I saw this girl on top. I wanted to ask her about the bag but I didn't want to disturb the excitement of looking at the view.

When the sun was setting.

Some members of a tribe which I think came to show themselves to the tourists

A monk taking pictures of the sunset

A young man in traditional garb

Sunset

When we got to the top. Everyone just brought all their gadgets to take a picture of the sunset and the surroundings. As for me, I took pictures but only some that satisfies me. I think that it is good to take pictures to see from time to time but it is also important to enjoy the beauty of the place. I am not about chasing sunsets because wherever you go, there is always a beautiful sunset to enjoy. So while waiting for the sun to finally disappear, I took the freedom to observe people. There we're actually a variety of tourists. I saw old people mostly Caucasians, a lot of Chinese speaking tourists, Chinese monks, Thai tourists who were all wearing white with their tour guide. Some middle aged couples, some backpackers and people who look like they haven't bathe in how many days. As for us, we are either from Myanmar, Thai or Chinese. The most memorable one though is this old guy who clearly has a fear of heights because he was shuffling on the innermost side of the walking area at the top. He was shaking and sweating while his wife was trying to hold his hand and asking him if he can make it while I was there sitting on the edge of the temple. It must have been pure hell for him but I admire his will to go up and try. I even tried to cheer him on while sitting cross legged on the edge. He must also think of me as very brave considering the fact that he was really struggling. The conclusion, I don't have any fear of heights. Maybe I can do Bungee jumping next time.