The next morning, we set off to continue exploring Bagan. It is advisable that you pre-book a driver with the inn you are staying at. Almost all B&Bs are very helpful in arranging a driver for your day's sightseeings, however you will need to tell them in advance. I think the best would be in the morning on the day before, otherwise if you can manage only the night before the inn will still try their best.
The distance between the temples look small in the pictures, but each temple is actually isolated and quite far from the next. If you walk, not only will it be tiring (considering you will also be climbing up the temples) and you will not cover much ground and enjoy the full splendour of Bagan.
About 8am: Buddhist nuns on they ways in the morning
Fresh flowers as temple offerings.
Bagan in the morning
The temples are so old, but they are not protected. You can touch the walls. It is an amazing feeling to be walking through these temples that have undergone centuries of historical treason and survived the major earthquake in 1975 that toppled many of its already crumbling structures
Imagine such intricate carvings already existing during 11th century A.D.
The unique insides of each temple
The point of climbing up the temple is to enjoy the view of the next. As you can see, this picture is definitely not taken from the ground
The artwork are one of the precious things that still exist in the temples. Other monuments have already disappeared due to historical treason and perhaps on display in museums overseas
Such pictures make you wonder if Bagan would still be as beautiful if the temples were to be restored
Traditional handmade Burmese puppets
Lunch Stopover
Mohinga: Dry noodle made with fish broth, chickpea flour and hardboiled eggs There is also a soup version. Mohinga is one of the national dishes of Myanmar and is really tasty.
Monhinga Noodle Soup
Sunk-in Monastery
In the monastery
Drinking water for visitors
Burmese shepherd girl
Most of the temples have dark parts inside. This long flight of stairs leads to the daylight at the top
Looking down from the top
Explore the nooks and crannies of each temple and enjoy the views from the top
What a gorgeous landscape
Between temples
Most of the temples are filled with bat droppings on the floor (nevertheless you need to remove your shoes) and the sickly sweet smell of bat droppings
A Thanaka vendor under a tree
Bagan is still really like how it is in the old paintings
Dinner at a random Thai restaurant. The food was good but I have no pictures.. I think I was too hungry!
