Bagan
January 11, 2008
Our next stop after Rangoon will be a 700 km jaunt north to the great plains of Bagan. Bagan is located in the middle of Myanmar, covering a tract of country measuring about 16 square miles along the east bank of the great Ayeyarwaddy River. The 2000 + monuments which are now in all stages of decay were erected mostly from the 11th to 13th centuries A.D., when Bagan was the seat of the Myanmar dynasty. Tradition carried by the local chronicles, has it that a long line of fifty-five kings ruled over this kingdom during the twelve centuries it was in power. Pictures that I have seen of this place look absolutely amazing and I simply cannot wait to go there. It is most likely we will spend 3′ish days here and hope to ride bikes around the area and soak in the history or maybe see it by ox-cart, who knows, but we are going and I know it will be fantastic!
