Amarapura situated on the bank of Taungtaman Lake. The way to go to Amarapura was fascinating because we had to choose between riding boats and walking on the bridge, which was the longest teak wood bridge named “U bein’s bridge”. At the bank stood Kyauktawkyi temple, which was built by Pagan Min in 1847. I was told that this had been modeled of Ananda temple in Bagan. Inside the temple situated the Kyauktawkyi Buddha image, which was so stunning with its beauty.
- Aon
My favorite part of the trip was a river tour. From the river we could see beautiful temples in the cities of Mingun, Saigang Hill and Ava (Inwa). We also stopped and toured these cities by horse drawn carts and walking.
- Jesse
In addition, people also lived on boats along the Irrawaddy river and it was rather interesting to see many people both male and female taking a shower along this river in the afternoon. This river is very important for people, not only for farming but also for their daily activities.
- Tai
A very incredible thing I saw in Mingun was the Mingun bell. It is the largest bell in Myanmar and also known as the second largest bell in the world. If we consider the bell that can be rung, then Mingun bell is the largest ringable bell in the world. It was built in 1808 and is still hung for use nowadays.
- Aon
Before coming back from Mingun, our visit to the welfare caring center was interesting. Similar to Thailand, which also has welfare caring centers provided by the government, the number of older people who are taken to stay there is increasing. Many people in the welfare caring center in Myanmar don’t have families. However, some people just want to get rid of older family members and take them to the center. This also happens
in Thailand.
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