Limited commentary, catch up day.
Deserves its own page.
This temple is the most impressive structure we’ve seen yet in Myanmar, and that we’ve seen in SE Asia so far. It was built in 1105 by King Kyanzittha.
From Wiki
The temple layout is in a cruciform with several terraces leading to a small pagoda at the top covered by an umbrella known as hti, which is the name of the umbrella or top ornament found in almost all pagodas in Myanmar. The Buddhist temple houses four standing Buddhas, each one facing the cardinal direction of East, North, West and South. The temple is said to be an architectural wonder in a fusion of Mon and adopted Indian style of architecture. The impressive temple has also been titled the “Westminster Abbey of Burma”.
The whole thing, an interesting read: Ananda Temple
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The view from the only climbable pagoda in the area. A 12 year old American girl fell off and died a week ago. No guard rails.
Lots of visitors from all over SE Asia
May, but it’s unlikely, bulk this up with more pics later.