Another amazing place: Sagaing Hill

At Sagaing Hills, not far from Mandalay we saw another incredible place - with glittering walls, electric Buddha decorations, several interesting gongs, a special donation collection receptacle, views of the surrounding stupas and pagodas and the nearby river. A couple of surprising creatures too.

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U Bein teak Bridge

The U Bein teak bridge spans the Ayeyarwaddy river and is near Amarapura which was the royal capital at the time the bridge was built (1851). It is over 1.2 kilometers long and is the world's longest teak bridge (but how many teak bridges are there?). It is not in the greatest of shape but lots of people were crossing it or hanging about.  Below it were some rice fields, people fishing, herding ducks, and doing their laundry. Some simple housing structures were there as well.

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