Saturday, 21 November 2015

Bagan


Bagan, site of about two thousand temples. You can rent a bicycle or a horse and carriage here to go visit them all. Bagan also let you see how Burma is changing. More and more tourists coming in mean that there are ATMs here that allow you to withdraw in the local currency, there is a whole road lined up with restaurants started by foreign owners (French, British, Indian, ...) to serve real good food. In addition to the regular bikes you can now also rent electronic bikes and electronic scooters. The only thing missing is good wifi. 

There are really too much temples here, so I found that going to on of them for the sunset is really the best option. You have a great view from on top of the temples and the light around dusk is really magical. There is so much dust in the air that the last rays of sunlight are scattered with gorgeous colours. Seeing Bagan at sunset or sunrise on top of a temple is really one the things to do here.