Shiyay tan Shiman, Here and There: Myanmar-Day 4 (Bagan 2nd day)

January 29, 2014

Good Morning!

This is our 2nd day in Bagan and our last day as well. We woke up early to spend more time going to visit the temples. We rented the horse cart again to go back to the last temple we viewed the sunset yesterday to see the morning view of the temples. The weather is warmer but the shade provided by the cart cover is good and as usual the view is amazing. We passed by the same temples and the same road we had seen yesterday afternoon. There we're a few tourists inside the compound and the people selling stuff didn't bother us as much as the other tourists. They thought we are Myanmar nationals so we wouldn't bother buying souvenirs. It was a relief not to be bothered as you go around. We eventually climbed up the stairs and enjoyed the view since there are fewer people this time. As expected the view is still magnificent. I overheard a few tourists talking and one guy in his fifty's told two young Asian tourists that taking pictures is helpful to remember people he has meet on his travels. I do agree with him because with the number of people you meet every trip, it's difficult to remember everyone. After a few minutes of enjoying the view, we went down to visit another temple.

When we arrived at the next temple, it is bigger and has rooms inside. There we're a lot of Buddha's along the hallways and there was one guy who went to pray. As usual, there are artists selling paintings and shops with souvenirs. The day is getting hotter and we are running out of time so we decided to proceed for lunch before going to the museum. Lunch was pleasant and of course we had to pay another 5 USD to enter the museum. Inside was a depiction of Bagan's history and artifacts from the temples. It's a pity that we didn't had much time to read everything though since we had to go back to the hotel to check out and go to the airport. It was a wonderful place to visit. The hotel where we stayed was nice although the mirror was really too high that I had to stand on the bath tub to even see my face, the horse cart and the nice guy who drives it, the view, the place and the food was really perfect. I would love to go back again someday and I hope it stays the same.

The horse who worked hard that day to bring us around

A boy selling gas for the motorbikes as I was told

Farmers busy with their work

A girl doing her chores for the day

The tourist labouring her way up the temple

Playing shadows and light

The museum

An old script

So now it's off to the airport for our 3 pm flight going to Inle. We had to wait for 2 hours and I think the passengers on our flight are the only people at the airport. The place was literally deserted except for some airport employees.

On the plane, as we approached Inle, I was amazed with the view of the mountains and the plantations down below. The plane was flying just high enough for us to see them and the colors are amazing. Upon arrival in Inle, I noticed that the airport was much busier. I guess there are more tourists visiting the place. The airport though is far from the main town and we had to pay 20 USD for the taxi ride to our hotel and it took us almost an hour to reach the hotel. It was also due to the fact that the driver drove slow enough for us to take in the view. He even stopped along the rail road track for us to take pictures. We we're surprised though since the hotel was really far from the main road and the location reminded us so much of Loo, Buguias. It was really a small town with some hotels sprinkled all around. Upon arrival at the hotel, it was a simple house with some rooms and our room is small with two beds and a bathroom. It was a far cry from the nice hotel we had in Bagan. Well it's just for two days anyway.

Here are some of the first scenes that we have seen in Inle.