TRAVEL TO MYANMAR (continued, p.2), Mandalay and its surroundings We have heard from many that the city of Mandalay, is not very attractive in terms of recreation and tourism. Despite the fact that the city seemed a mediocre, and its center was not like the hectic colorful center of Yangon, we decided that Mandalay - a very normal city. We took the bicycles and went for a walk to look at Hman Kyaung, an ancient monastery with splendid wood carvings. On the way back we visited the workshop where the gold leaf is made: a man single-handedly beats the clock on gold heavy hammer to have turned out very thin gold leaf. These sheets are used to cover roofs and statues of Buddha. We wandered the streets, a couple of times went to the night market and ate chappatis (a type of bread, prim.perev.) And an excellent curry with vegetables - very tasty and almost nothing - in our favorite restaurant on the street corner. Street Mandalay, but the best attractions are outside of Mandalay. Together with three other tourists on the day we rented a truck driver. First we stopped at a pagoda Mahamuni, where we saw several men fastened the gold plates on the face of the statue of the Buddha. Such work must only do men. Then a joint decision to go to the monastery Mahagandhayon Kyaung, where we saw hundreds of monks, eating in silence. Unfortunately, it was full of tourists. After that we went to the village Paleyk where there is a temple where live snakes. There we were shown how to wash and feed the snakes. After lunch the driver took us to the ancient city of Sagaing, Sagaing district capital. We climbed to the temple, which was located on a hilltop. From there, excellent views of the city with its numerous temples and monasteries were located along the Irrawaddy. Ended our tour in the city of Amarapura, the former capital of Myanmar. During sunset, we hired a boat and went to look at the bridge at Bain, the longest wooden bridge in the world (1,2 km). From our boat we did a couple of shots, which, in our opinion, could easily get on the cover of a guidebook. Monks Mahagandhayon Kyaung Sippo It was still dark when we left our hotel to catch a bus to the city Sippo, which is located in the northern part of Shan County. Just beginning to dawn, when our bus had already departed from the platform bus. Over the last few hours before Sippo, the bus drove along a dusty winding road that ran through the mountains. At the place we arrived after lunch and immediately removed the room, "Mr. Charles." In Sippo tourists is much less, that's a plus. In order to get off the beaten numerous tourist route, we took a rental bike in the company, "Mr. Bike", and began his 3-day trip to Burma Road, which, as we had hoped would be a highlight of our visit to this country. We have used a homemade card, which was the master of interior, "Mr. Bike" to give it access to the city Namkha and back in Sippo. Map of Mister Bike Most do not paved the road was in terrible condition, she had on a lot of stones, sand and potholes. But in the end winding mountain road led us to a small remote village where we were able to witness the traditional way of rural life of local tribes. Nature there is wonderful, but people are friendly and welcome. We have several times been invited to tea. We spent the night in the beautiful village of Namkha. Unfortunately, the local monastery began a continuous broadcast of ritual chants through the city's speaker system so that we could not sleep properly. The next morning we continued our journey and went to the tiny hamlet Konhott, where we managed to stay with his wife's parents Mr. Bike. In English they did not say a word, so that most of the time we spent playing with her four children who live in the same house. It was yet another fun, we watched as the lady of the house in silence cooked over an open fire, who breeds under the roof. Of course, we have a flat tire, but, as usual, we were lucky because we were not far from the place where he could patch it. Country Life Home material: Completion of material: See also: State landmark, a country of ancient pagodas and monasteries
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