This gallery contains a collection of photos from my trip to Burma. If you’ve read my latest book, Across a Golden Land, you can see some photos from the places that I have described here!
If you haven’t read “Across a Golden Land”, you can purchase it HERE on Amazon!
streets on Yangon
Walking around the old town, we first passed the Rangoon City Hall, which combines Victorian architecture with Burmese-style elements.
the main square
In the very center of the city sits the 2000 year-old Sule Pagoda!
Mahabandoola Gardens
One of my favorite parts of Yangon was the “Book Street”, where people set up open-air shops selling hundreds of second-hand books in Burmese and English. Many were missing their covers, and held together by makeshift brown paper covers with the names scrawled on in black marker. I love this! A book is a book, whatever its condition, and the worse the condition, the more read it must have been!
The Strand Hotel
Burmese noodles at a teahouse: we enjoyed a cheap and flavorful lunch, finished off by a cup of hot and sweet Burmese milk tea.
Shwedagon Pagoda
Mt. Kyaiktiyo
Because of the heavy fog, it was nearly impossible to see anything on top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo. There, balanced precisely on the side of the mountain, is the Golden Rock, the legendary shrine said to balance on the hair of the Buddha.
The fog up there was insane!
inside the train
Mandalay Palace, a modern re-construction of the ancient palace of the Mandalay Kingdom.
Golden Palace Monastery
Kuthodaw Temple, the site of the world’s largest book! Each of these short pagodas contains scripture from the Pali Cannon of Buddhism.
an Irrawaddy riverboat
Mr. Bobo and his trusty horse Nanda. This was our ride during our stay in Bagan! Bagan was more of a rural village than a town. Sure, there were a few cars for hire, but what better way to get around than by the iconic horse carts?
Bagan
Our last sunset on a hidden, white-sand beach on the Irrawaddy River, It was beautiful, a moment that I will never forget. Finally, after waiting all week, and after struggling through the terrible weather, we saw our one, stunning sunset.
You can also watch our video about our trip through Burma HERE!!!
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