Destination Myanmar

Bagan

Bagan is to Myanmar what Angkor Wat is to Cambodia, or Giza to Egypt – a testament to a time when their cultures were THE cultures, and others looked on in awe. Bagan is home to over 2,000 ancient temples dating from the 11th – 13th Centuries. The unequivocal and absolute faith of the Burmese to Buddhism is most apparent in Bagan.

Those who visit cannot help being awed by the holistic experience, due in part to the sheer number of temples in such a small area and to the intoxicating inner peace that seems to embody all who live here.

The true beauty of Bagan cannot be realized until a panoramic view of the countless Pagodas is seen, most appropriately at sunset. Words cannot do justice to such an experience…

All is at peace with the world, and even the hardened cynics among us experience a moment of serendipity and wonderment. Slowly the sun sinks, making the shadows cast by the stupas longer and longer. And when the sunset comes, it seems rudely abrupt. Suddenly the shadows are gone, and within minutes the light begins to fade. Nobody speaks as we climb down from the pagoda. It is a true hour of magic”