Myanmar 2004
TM-04 - Zajezd do Thajska a Myanmaru Termin cesty: 25.2. - 18.3. 2004 PROGRAM: Dne 25.2. casne rano jedu autem z pujcovny z Visty na letiste do Los Angeles. Odtud letim pres Tokyo do Bangkoku v THAJSKU, kde 26.2. Pristich 8 dnu je zasveceno prohlidce Thajska. Ta zacina rannim letem do mesta Phitsanulok (s navstevou Wat Yai, “wat” je v Thajsku buddhisticky chram). Dale pokracujeme microbusem do Sukhothai, kde vidime Sukhothai historicky park s Wat Mahatat a dalsimi waty. Odtud do Si Satchanalai-Chalinang historiskeho parku s jeho Chang Lom Watem, abych jmenoval alespon jeden. Zbytek dne je jizda dale na sever do mesta Chiang Mai, jez je spolu s Bangkokem nejdulezitejsim mistem Thajska k navstiveni. V Chiang Mai je pres 300 chramu. Dalsi den si mesto prohlizime. Nahlizime do nekolika watu a lanovkou jedeme k Phra That Doi Suthep Watu. Na zaver jdeme do tovarny zpracujici nefrit. Den je pak straven v udoli Mae Sa jizdou na slonech a navstevou zahrady s orchidejemi. Dne 1.3. opoustime Chiang Mai po silnici do Chiang Rai v nejsevernejsim cipu Thajska. Odpoledne odtud plujeme lodi po rece Maekok, abychom navstivili zdejsi horske kmeny, jejichz zeny maji prstence na svych prodlouzenych krcich (Dlouhokrci Karenove). Dalsi den vstupujeme do oblasti Zlateho Trojuhelnika, kde se stykaji hranice Laosu, Barmy a Thajska a pro nejz je Chiang Rai vstupni branou. Zde tez navstevujeme “Hall of Opium,” kde se dovidame vse o teto droze. Den nato letime z Chiang Rai zpet do Bangkoku, kde je den venovan jeho prohlidce a den pak vyletu k “Mostu na rece Kwai” v zapadni casti Thajska s 1,5 hod. jizdou vlakem po zeleznici vybudovane britskymi zajatci behem II. svet. valky. Dne 6.3. letime z Bangkoku do Yangon-u (drive Ragoon-u) hlavniho mesta MYANMAR (drive BARMY). Celych 11 dnu venujeme teto zemi. Prvni odpoledne je prohlidka mesta se zastavkou u velke sochy “Leziciho Buddhy” a pak navstevou nadherne “Shwedagan Paya” (stupy) ve tvaru zvonu pokryte zlatem. Je 98 m vysoka a na jeji pozlaceni bylo pouzito 40 kg zlata. Dalsi den casne rano kratky let z Yangon-u do Bagan-u na dva dny prohlidek teto velke plane pokryte tisici ruinami chramu, jejichz slava zacala v roce 1044 a skoncila v roce 1287, kdy se na scene objevili Mongolove. Dne 9.3. let z Bagan-u do Mandalay druheho nejvetsiho mesta zeme a jeji hlavni mesto pred prichodem Britu. Mandalay je stale kulturni centrum Myanmar-u. Zde se zdrzujeme 4 dny prohlidkou mesta a jejiho okoli s navstevou klastera “Zlaty palac”, mnoha payas (stup), pevnosti a hory Mandalay, na jejiz vystoupeni jsem musel zdolat 1000 schodu. Jeden den byl venovan vyletu lodi na rece Irrawaddy do mesta Mingun s jeho ohromnou stupou a nejvetsim neposkozenym zvonem na svete, ktery vazi 90 tun. Nase cesta po Myanmar-u pokracuje autobusem do mesta Kalan, ktery diky sve vyssi nadmorske vysce byl letnim resortem Britu z vedrem zaliteho Rangoon-u a Mandalay. Den travime na jezere Inle, abychom navstivili lidi kmene Intha zijici ve vesnicich na kulech postavenych primo v jezere. Jejich policka zeleniny jsou na plovoucich ostruvcich. Dale let via Mandalay zpet do Yangon-u. Nasleduje jednodenni vylet do Bago, ktere ma dlouhou historii. Zde je dalsi ohromna socha “Leziciho Buddhy” (55 m dlouha) a mnoho stup a klasteru. Po navratu do Yangon-u navstevuji jeste Narodni museum Myanmar-u. Odpoledni let z Yangon-u do Bangkok-u v Thajsku na prespani, Dne 18.3. casne rano let z Bangkok-u pres Tokyo do Los Angeles, kde jsem tentyz den diky datovemu poledniku. Autem z pujcovny jedu domu do Visty. Cestovni kancelar: Adventures Abroad (AA) – kanadska cestovni kancelar Ucast: V Thajsku nas bylo 7 cestovatelu a thajska pruvodkyne za AA. V Myanmaru nas bylo 6 plus myanmarska pruvodkyne a vedouci od AA.
Myanmar - Yangon - Summit Parkview Hotel - 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Summit Parkview Hotel 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda from my hotel room window 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda - Reclining Buddha 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda - Reclining Buddha - 70 m long 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Myanmar licence plate 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda - they are making water offering 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda - new monks are being celebrated 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda - local men are eating 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda - they are making water offering 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda - they are praying and asking favors 2004
8Myanmar - Bagan airport - the plane we flew from Yango 2004
Myanmar - Bagan airport 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Tharabar Gate Hotel 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Shwezigon Paya (pagoda) - three monks 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Shwezigon Paya (pagoda) 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Gubitchi Temple - our guide Cheryl in front 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - a temple where everything equals number 9 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - YWA Haungyi Temple 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Thatbyinnya (left) and Ananda Temples from YWA Haungyi Temple 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Thatbyinnyu Temple (Pahto) 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Thatbyinnyu Temple (Pahto) 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Thatbyinnyu Temple (Pahto) - poscarts selling girl 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Irrawaddy River 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Tharabar Gate Hotel 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - New Bagan - Lacquerware Work Shop 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Manuha Paya - built by Mon king Manuha prisoner of king Anawrahta 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - at Bupaya - on the bank of Irrawaddy River 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa - getting oil from peanuts 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa - collecting palm vine 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa - getting sweets from peanuts 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa - seating for the customers 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa - village kids 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa - a village scene 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa - a local woman is weighing a tofu 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Mt Popa - outside the hut 2004
Myanmar - Mt Popa 2004
Myanmar - a Buddhist shrine and Mt Popa in the backround 2004
Myanmar - Mt Popa Village - a shrine with pre-Buddhist nats (guardians) 2004
Myanmar - Mt Popa Village - the entrance to Mt Popa 2004
Myanmar - Mt Popa Village 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Ananda Pahto (temple) 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Ananda Pahto (temple) 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Ananda Pahto (temple) 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - another temple 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - Ananda Pahto (temple) 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - dinner in Nanda Restaurant - puppet theatre 2004
Myanmar - Bagan - this plane will take us to Mandalay 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay International Airport 2004
Myanmar - on the road to Mandalay - local market 2004
Myanmar - on the road to Mandalay - local market 2004
Myanmar - on the road to Mandalay - rice paddies 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Mahamuni Paya (pagoda) 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Mahamuni Paya (pagoda) 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Mahamuni Paya (pagoda) - a Buddhist family 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - tapestry and puppet shop 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - tapestry and puppet shop 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel - swimming pool 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Shwenandaw Kyaung (Golden Palace Monastery) 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Kuthodaw Paya (Pagoda) 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Kuthodaw Paya (Pagoda) - a young street vendor 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Kuthodaw Paya (Pagoda) - a model of this pagoda 2004
Myanmar - outside Mandalay - Lake Taungthaman - U Beins Br
Myanmar - outside Mandalay - Mahagandhayon Kyaung (Monastery) - paid photo 2004
Myanmar - outside Mandalay - Mahagandhayon Kyaung (Monastery) 2004
Myanmar - outside Mandalay - Mahagandhayon Kyaung (Monastery) - communal lunch 2004
Myanmar - outside Mandalay - fabric production 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - The Royal Palace 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - The Royal Palace - a palace museum 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - local vegetable market 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Irrawaddy River Harbor 2004
Myanmar - Mingun (town) - Mingun Paya (Pagoda) - ruin of a lion figure 2004
Myanmar - Mingun (town) - Mingun Paya (Pagoda) 2004
Myanmar - Mingum - Hsinbyume Paya 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - a department store 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - a woodcarving shop 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - southern entrance to Mandalay Hill 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Mandalay Hill - a chaple along the staicase 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - the top of Mandalay Hill 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - view from the top of Mandalay Hill 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - on the top of the Mandalay Hill - lunch for the pilgrims 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Mandalay Hill - on my way down 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Sandamani Paya - pages of a Buddhist book 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Kuthodaw Paya 2004
Myanmar - Mandalay - Mandalay Hill Hotel - a puppet theatre in the garden 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - on the road 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Aung Ban town - street market 2004
Myanmar - Kalaw (town) - Pine Hill Resort Hotel 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Heho (town) - Sunday market 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Hupin Hotel on Inle Lake 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - a local fisherman 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - a town on stilts in the lake 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - canal traffic 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - a town on stilts in the lake 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - Paw Khone Village - fabric production 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - from the restaurant 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - a cigar factory 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - Paungdaw Oo Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - Paungdaw Oo Pagoda 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - a village on stilts 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Inle Lake - Nga Phe Chaung Monastery 2004
Myanmar - Shan State - Heho Airport - our plane to Yangon 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - in the center of the city - City Hall 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - in the center of the city - Supreme Cour 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Sule Paya in the center of the city 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Strand Hotel - Cheryl and Malar our guides 2004
Myanmar - near Yangon - War Cemetary - fallen in WWII 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Bago - pottery production 2004
Myanmar - on the way to Bago - pottery production 2004
Myanmar - Bago 2004
Myanmar - Bago - Shwemawdaw Paya - part of the old stupa after quake 2004
Myanmar - Bago - Shwemawdaw Paya 2004
Myanmar - Bago - Shwemawdaw Paya 2004
Myanmar - Bago - Shwethalyaung Buddha (Reclining Buddha) 2004
Myanmar - near Bago - Kyaik Pun Paya - the Buddha statues are 30 m high 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Myanmar currency 2004
Myanmar - Yangon - Thai currency 2004
on the plane between Yangon and Bangkok 2004