Tag Archives: bagan

Bagan is an example of mysticism and tradition beautifully woven into a grand spectacle without the least dependency on modernization.

I had barely made it over twenty ill-designed steps when the rank stink of monkey-pee assaulted my nose. It was worse than stepping around (or into) poo that kept appearing faster than it was being cleaned up by hapless Burmese men and women with long handled brooms.