I can not believe we made it to the boat on time this morning. We had planned what time we needed to leave in order to get there in time to park the bike somewhere safe and buy our tickets but everything took longer than it was meant to and we completely under estimated how busy Mandalay’s morning traffic would…
Leaving the stunning views from U Min Thonze behind our next stop was the Soon U Ponnya Shin Pagoda, apparently according to my guide-book, the most significant pagoda in Sagaing, This pagoda sits on top of the Sagaing Hill overlooking the Ayeyarwaddy River. I was surprised that there was a lack of tourists and no souvenir stalls to be seen. Maybe…
We found it hard to wake up this morning. We went straight to bed when we returned from dinner as we were tired. We stumbled across a bar called Cafe JJ’s. It was a European Style restaurant, so after all the rice I’ve been eating I was looking forward so a little bit of Western Food. But I was left…
We were a little disappointed not to be taking the boat to Mandalay today. We just couldn’t risk being stuck on the boat for such a long time and ruining our plans. So this morning we boarded the bus from the station at 8.30 for Manadalay. They said it would take 5 to 6 hours which was better than the…
