IT'S HAD TO BELIEVE THIS EXISTS

WOW!

Internet is very spotty so unfortunately no pictures and a short post today. 
What we saw today was akin to the Pyramids, the Acropolis and the Roman Coliseum.

Today we flew deep into rural Burma--halfway to Mandalay--to Bagan, Burma. Turbo prop plane, one runway, middle of one of the poorest countries in Asia. The average income is said to be about $10/day.

And what we have seen takes our breath away--thousands, and I mean THOUSANDS, of pagodas, temples and monuments built around the year 1,000. Literally, around ever corner there is another huge temple to Buddha. 60' tall, gold leafed, Buddha's. Temples with a thousand Buddha statues. Frescoes on walls telling the life of Buddha that are over a 1000 years old.  And there is another one as far as the eye can see. 
These were erected by kings, merchants, princes and others at enormous cost. You see Burma was, at the time, one of the riches nations in the World. Marco Polo visited and called it one of the great wonders of the world.
We visited first by bus and then by a horse drawn two person carriage. There are no cabs and almost not cars. The river is filled with boats that are identical to the boats of the Amazon. (tomorrow we will be taking one of those boats), but the primary mode of transport remains walking.

I would so like to post pictures, but the internet connection is very poor. I will try to do that as soon as we have enough internet power. That may be on Sunday when we move to Mandalay.