mandalay, myanmar

Dia 3... pequeno almoço no hotel e voar para Mandalay (voo de 25 minutos), o programa incluiu:

• drive to Amarapura and visit a typical Burmese village on the way;
• walk at centuries‐old U Bein Bridge, known as the world’s longest span built by the teak wood;
• visit Mahagandayon Monastery with over 1000 Buddhist monks while they queue for their last meal of the day at 10:15am;
• see one of traditional Burmese silk weaving looms that have been the major production center in Amarapura for more than 150‐yrs;
• drive to Inwa ferry port - take a short ferry ride across “Small River” (NAO FIZEMOS - take a horse cart ride along bumpy jolting trail passing scenic farms dotted with pagoda ruins and typical Burmese villages. In Inwa, you will see an old huge wooden monastery, the site of the Inwa Palace and the leaning tower of Inwa, and the beautiful masonry monastery of Queen Maenu - NO HORSE/ANIMAL RIDES FOR US);
• drive to Sagaing to see the unusually shaped Kaungmudaw Paya, the silversmith of Ywahtaung village producing impressive Burmese traditional silverwares, and some pagodas of Sagaing hills.

Segundo dia em Mandalay (Mingun):

• private boat on the legendary Ayarwaddy River for around 1‐hr and visit some amazing monuments of 18th & 19th centuries, such as the huge unfinished Mingun Paya, the world biggest working Mingun Bell dedicated to the gigantic Mingun paya now known as the world’s biggest pile of bricks!
• Visit Myatheindan (Sinbyume) pagoda built to depict the heaven of Buddhist cosmology.
• Lunch in Mandalay
• Visit the In‐City highlights of Mandalay: the Mahamuni temple, the most important religious site of all upper Myanmar, the intricate wood‐carved Golden Palace monastery: the world biggest stone books: the huge Kyaukdawgyi Marble image carved‐out from a single block of stone: if the King Mindon's Myanansankyaw Palace site of Kaunbaung dynasty;
• visit Mandalay Hill pagoda where you can enjoy the panoramic view to the city, palace & surrounding area just before sunset. 





Notas de Viagem:

• "later" - tens mesmo de comprar depois
• Mandalay City Hotel - hotel com piscina sabe bem depois de um dia de muito calor
• Comida muito barata, mas nos restaurantes mesmo locais passei fome, há coisas que não consigo mesmo comer
• Tomar café e sobremesa em uns banquinhos miniatura no passeio da estrada
• guardanapos = rolo papel higienico
• 1h30 a espera para jantar só para poupar e pagar apenas £4.17
• palavra do dia: forbidden
• o nosso guia compra mais souveniers que nós
• casamento de pobre é no temple, vai-se lá, diz-se "es minha e eu sou teu" e pronto
• tabuas de madeira para entrar nos barcos - safety first