Leisure & pleasure; my Myanmar bathroom

 

Myanmar, lovely bathroom with a view. Blue bucket for cold water, red bucket for hot water....you wish.

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Mingun, Myanmar. The Mingun temple (or stupa) was never finished, and it got damaged by an earthquake in 1839. From Mandalay it is only a short boat ride away. There is a big white entrance to a very small room, but you can get on top of the temple for some beautiful views.

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From Kinpun to the "Golden Rock" this is Myanmar at his best. Travel should be fun, and a bit of a challenge. Social contact on the back of a truck, my cup of tea...

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Near Bagan, Myanmar. The beautiful Shwezigon Pagoda or Shwezigon Paya in The little town of Nyaung-U. If you are staying overnight in Nyaung-U it is definitely worth a stop. Nyaung-U is a lovely town with some good places to stay and eat.

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Coming down from Inle Lake after being stuck there for five days due to heavy rain. It took about 26 hours to reach Bagan. Myanmar 2007. Love being on the road, sometimes more than reaching my destination.

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Sticking the gold leave to the rock, Myanmar. Only men are allowed so close to 'Golden Rock', It is a lovely place to spend the day, which starts down at Kinpun base camp. First part you spend in the back of an overcrowded truck early morning. Offloaded with a bunch of pilgrims, follow the steep foot trail which winds true small shops and food stall. It is a stiff 1 hour walk (about 1.5 km). You can stay until sunset if you like. You can engage yourself to a 11 km hike to Golden rock from Kinpun. Kinpun is a great place to stay the night before you head out, not many tourists do.

A glimpse of the "gravity defying" Golden Rock is believed to be enough of an inspiration for any person to turn to Buddhism.

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         This heather we picked up at the Taichilek border crossing,
         Myanmar 2004. For the grand total of 25 Bath, 6o Eurocents.

         It is heaven send, make a cup of coffee or tea or just boil some water for your
         cup noodles. Once they used it in northern Laos to heat a bucket of water
         (about 30 l.). we hung it in the middle of the bucket and went out for dinner.
         A nice warm shower awaiting in their room on return, could not think of a more
         satisfying homecoming when temperatures are barely reaching five degrees
         Celsius. Wonderful after a week of ice-cold mountain water showers.