27th March 19 - Salay and Bagan
Moored close to village for walk through this town
of many temples etc. from 12th & 13th Centuries. Seen better days but would
make a good set for an Indiana Jones film.
In afternoon, we visited a Lacquerware Workshop and then the Bagan temple of
Ananda
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| Moored right by the village of Salay |
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| Another new form of transport - a very uncomfortable 'bus' ride! |
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| Village kids |
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| Elizabeth 'High Fiving' |
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| A Lacquerware Buddha in the Mann Paya Pagoda |
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| Elizabeth in an 'Ever Stand' - the symbol of the region. Looks a bit like Humpty Dumpty to me! |
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| The home of the 'famous' Bagan-era Burmese poet - Salay U Ponya |
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| Novice Buddhist Monks collecting alms house to house. The little girl gave them each a spoonful of rice. |
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| Love this panorama. It really does look like an Indiana Jones film set. |
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| Another lovely Burmese child. |
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| Olde Burmese Tea Shoppe! |
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| New friends Margaret & Jim |
| Afternoon spent sailing down the river to Bagan |
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| This golden pagoda had been washed away in a storm.. |
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| Our tender to the shore in Bagan |
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| Spied this woman washing her clothes in the river with her child copying her |
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| One of the many Buddhas in the Ananda Temple |
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| Sunset over the Irrawaddy as we returned to Scenic Aura |
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| Puppet Show on the top deck in the evening. |