by eliasc64 | May 9, 2015 | Asia, Destinations, Myanmar, Myanmar trip 2015
The six hour drive to Kalaw among the beautiful landscape was comfortable in the air conditioned car. Unfortunately, it involved a brief lunch stop that I later regretted. I made an afternoon walk at the very interesting local market. The faces here are rather...
by eliasc64 | Apr 14, 2015 | Asia, Destinations, Myanmar, Myanmar trip 2015
The short afternoon hop to Bagan had no surprises. A pleasant, short – even for Myanmar standards – driver took us to the excellent  Areindmar Hotel in new Bagan, a great difference from the rather indifferent hotels we slept in Yangon and Mandalay. The...
by eliasc64 | Mar 25, 2015 | Asia, Destinations, Myanmar, Myanmar trip 2015
The morning hours are the best in Myanmar. Clear skies, a pleasant breeze and intriguing house cooking odors. After a full breakfast at the hotel’s roof garden we went to the Kyauk Taw Gyi pagoda with the resident, imposing marble Buddha image, made from a single...
by eliasc64 | Mar 22, 2015 | Asia, Destinations, Myanmar, Myanmar trip 2015
The early morning flight to Mandalay was our first in Myanmar, so there was a fair amount of uncertainty involved. The national flights terminal will certainly look familiar to seasoned travelers: small, basic, with signs in completely incomprehensible script and no...
by eliasc64 | Mar 8, 2015 | Lightbox
Today I felt like going to the Athens zoo again. Here are some pictures from my afternoon visit. The highlight was the birds of prey feeding show. Pink Falmingos Pink Falmingos. Curious A cheetah cub looking into my lens. Cleaning Cleaning after an intense...
