We have seen some amazing places over the last week or so.
Myanmar - this country was fantastic!!!
Before we get into this leg of this amazing journey, please take into consideration that the experiences and photos that we are sharing of Myanmar have not been experienced by many Americans. Keep in mind that the country does not have a national banking system - this was a problem for us as most places would only change crisp new $100 bills. Without ATMs, we were stuck with the cash we had on us when we entered the country.
We began this leg by arriving mid-morning and checking into the wonderful Governer’s Residence Hotel and promptly met for our morning group session. This leg would be one of the longest legs, thus the delay for this post. Our itenerary’s included a choice of four cities including Yangon, the city where we originally landed. We teamed up with the Sydney Sisters, Katrina and Fiona. That same day we spent most of our time at a local orphanage and spent some time with the children and staff. Needless to say it was fantastic. Another team - John and Jack, joined the four of us and we had a great time touring the home and playing with the kids. The Sydney Sisters brought little toy dinosaurs and whistles for the children and the childen were so excited to the toys. We gave the children stickers, and I gave a couple of my baseball caps away . Then John and Jack busted out bosslewood air planes and the children were amazed. Next we all took turns in a little lot playing football (soccer). Of course I showed my skills. Yeah right!!
Before calling it a day, we also went to see Aung San Suu Kyi's house which was really cool to see (from the outside as it was surrounded by a tall gate).
The next morning we flew to the city of Bagan. Upon arrival Natasha made the comment that the weather was actually pleasant. I had to explain to her that it was only 7:30 A.M. It was very shortly after that conversation that it was HOT. I think we spent all our money on bottled water . The first thing we did was have a breakfast at a river side café. It was a simple and healthy breakfast of cheese pizza and fries. A habit of the locals is to take a beetle nut, lime paste, and cigaette tobacco roll that up in a leaf and dip it. It was a task of ours and I tried it. Basically, it was homemade Copenhagan.
After this, the sites that we witnessed were breath taking. We loaded up on a horse and carriage and was off on our journey. We went to too many temples to name but just look at the pictures.
After the buggy ride we rented some bikes and of couse my bike did not stand a chance. I punished that thing. With every bump in the road the seat went lower on the bike and eventually the handle bar would not stay straight on the bike. After sight seeing for an entire day we then took a taxi for an 8 hour cab ride overnight to Inle Lake. More to come...
Myanmar - this country was fantastic!!!
Before we get into this leg of this amazing journey, please take into consideration that the experiences and photos that we are sharing of Myanmar have not been experienced by many Americans. Keep in mind that the country does not have a national banking system - this was a problem for us as most places would only change crisp new $100 bills. Without ATMs, we were stuck with the cash we had on us when we entered the country.
We began this leg by arriving mid-morning and checking into the wonderful Governer’s Residence Hotel and promptly met for our morning group session. This leg would be one of the longest legs, thus the delay for this post. Our itenerary’s included a choice of four cities including Yangon, the city where we originally landed. We teamed up with the Sydney Sisters, Katrina and Fiona. That same day we spent most of our time at a local orphanage and spent some time with the children and staff. Needless to say it was fantastic. Another team - John and Jack, joined the four of us and we had a great time touring the home and playing with the kids. The Sydney Sisters brought little toy dinosaurs and whistles for the children and the childen were so excited to the toys. We gave the children stickers, and I gave a couple of my baseball caps away . Then John and Jack busted out bosslewood air planes and the children were amazed. Next we all took turns in a little lot playing football (soccer). Of course I showed my skills. Yeah right!!
Before calling it a day, we also went to see Aung San Suu Kyi's house which was really cool to see (from the outside as it was surrounded by a tall gate).
The next morning we flew to the city of Bagan. Upon arrival Natasha made the comment that the weather was actually pleasant. I had to explain to her that it was only 7:30 A.M. It was very shortly after that conversation that it was HOT. I think we spent all our money on bottled water . The first thing we did was have a breakfast at a river side café. It was a simple and healthy breakfast of cheese pizza and fries. A habit of the locals is to take a beetle nut, lime paste, and cigaette tobacco roll that up in a leaf and dip it. It was a task of ours and I tried it. Basically, it was homemade Copenhagan.
After this, the sites that we witnessed were breath taking. We loaded up on a horse and carriage and was off on our journey. We went to too many temples to name but just look at the pictures.
After the buggy ride we rented some bikes and of couse my bike did not stand a chance. I punished that thing. With every bump in the road the seat went lower on the bike and eventually the handle bar would not stay straight on the bike. After sight seeing for an entire day we then took a taxi for an 8 hour cab ride overnight to Inle Lake. More to come...
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