After the unfortunate event of yesterday we both woke up feeling grotty but much better than before. My general aches had had thankfully subsided but the bloated mess was still annoying. We decided that we would have to stay one more night and catch the day bus to Inle Lake tomorrow. Quite early on we heard some bell ringing getting gradually louder. One of the chaps working gestured to me to bring a camera so I grabbed it quickly and followed him. The sounds wer...

Today we set the alarm for 4.15am and rose quite easily, we were both tired but really wanted to scope out a temple we had found for sunrise. We got dressed and packed up our breakfast and headed out into the darkness. We headed down through the main restaurant street and on to Anawrshta road where we cycled another thirty mins towards old Bagan. The road was dark and apart from the odd motorbike whizzing past or random dog lying in the road we had the road to...

Today we decided on a lie in... We were debating hiring bikes for the am and seeing sunrise but when the alarm went off shortly after four am, this decision was rethought and a lie in was opted for. By lie in I mean we rose at about seven am, we then sat out on the terrace and ate a breakfast of papaya and bread while sipping numerous cups of filter coffee. We lazed around reading for a while before showering and tidying up. All while listening to the house bo...

Today the alarm woke us up rudely at 4.15am, we were planning on hiring a horse cart to take us back to the temples for sunrise and then a morning exploring further a field. We got up and dressed before heading out to meet the other two and then headed off. Typical the day we wanted a horse cart to pass us ...none did and instead we had to make our way to the bus station. It was only a short walk but every minute counted this morning so we hurried along. Once...

Today we had planned to hire bicycles and explore the wonders of Bagan... We decided on a long sleep this morning as we were shattered from the night bus, so we awoke at about 7:30am. We received a message from Kristin saying her and Arnauld were coming to check in at around eight am and could they join us for the cycle. We were quite happy to have some company so said we would see them here soon. We had breakfast included in the rate and they served us on the...