A very short trip to Bago

16-17 March 2014 I do like temples. Maybe that’s the reason why I decided to stop in Bago for a day? Anyway, I hired a motorbike taxi to drive me around.It was actually way to hot to do anything (I burned my feet several times as you need to put off your shoes..even to walk up the stairs to the temples), even the driver was sweating non-stop! But as I was only staying for 1 day I couldn’t just sit and do nothing. As so I saw 8 temples in about 4 hours!

Huge cooking units @Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery

Getting things ready for lunch @Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery

Getting in line for lunchtime @Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery

Almost lunchtime @Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery

A very huge (very new) reclining Buddha

Mahazedi Paya (saw ppl climbing to the top, but my bare feet could not bare the heat)

One of the smaller temples @Mahazedi Paya

Inside the small temple

The 118-year-old (!) Burmese python at the Snake Monastery

4 Figures Paya

25 statues of meditating monks

Burma's tallest pagoda, the Shwemawdaw paya

64 seated Buddha statues in a tunnel around Shwegugale Paya

Packing tips for a 'long holiday'?

Bago @ dawn

Dawntime Bago

Walking home from the market at sunset

This was just a short daytrip, so now let’s go on to a longer one in Hpa-An!

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