Bagan

Are human beings mad? Yes and Bagan can prove it!

From the 11th to the 13th century, Burmese dynasties concetrated on building temples. How could they build thousands of them in just 200 years? They must have spent all their time and energy in doing bricks and constructing temples.
The result is stunning. We drove through this arid plain with our bicycles (foreigners can not rent motorbikes in Bagan....so we cycled our 10-15km a day by a minimum of 40 degrees, that was eco-friendly:-) going from one masterpiece to another.



Renovation was sometimes done with Unesco help and sometimes handled locally. Even us could notice the difference:-) But the site is well maintained and some temples are still very  important places of pilgrimage today.

Morning stroll for monks: each household gives them food

Procession accompanying teenagers going to spend
one week in monasteries and nunneries

Removing water after a good shower

Waooooooooooo!!!! Do we have to go down?:-)