Bagan, Myanmar

I am sitting on my veranda at Thande Hotel's garden, sipping slowly pretty good Tiger beer, and looking down to Ayeyarwaddy river.I can't say to which direction the river flows,the stream is so lazy and those passing-by-boats seem to have the same slow speed to both ways. The river is very wide, several hundred meters,but probably
not very deep. Behind the river,maybe one mile away, is a a row of mountains with some pagodas against the clear blue sky. On the riverbank six old time ox carts are rolling forwards to the nearby market place, bringing fresh vegetables.Each load is huge needing two strong bulls, especially because there is no road just a route.
And many butterflies around. This view is most relaxing and very enjoyable. I can see everything at least one mile away to the North and to the South. I sat there for hours thinking the past and the future, only 66 days left of my journey of one year.

Bagan is the ancient capital of the first dynasty of Burma. This culture florished during 11th-13th century A.D.
Today there are more than 2000 pagodas and temples still left in relative small area
from that period.