Bagan In Brief

An overnighter in Mandalay and we were off to the ruins of Bagan. This is one of those places that cannot be described adequately. Temples, temples, and more temples. There must be thousands of them here. We spent one day in a horse drawn carriage and three other days riding around on bicycles checking them out. Most of the time we were the only people inside, we would search around for the hidden staircases that would lead to the top and the spectacular views that stretched across the plains. Apparently the city was abandoned when rumours that Ghangis Kahn and his marauding army were dropping in for more than just tea.