[2011] Myanmar - Mandalay and Monywa
Mandalay is the second largest city in Burma after the former capital Yangon. Most of the attractions are outside the hotels area and need at least a bike to get there. People are very used with tourists and taxi drivers do their best to rip them off . They were actually amazed when we were refusing to pay for a ride more than it would cost us at home. Monywa is a much smaller city, just a few hours away and not so well known. We spent 1 day and half and saw no other foreigner. The place is well worth a visit for the nearby attractions.
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Standing Buddha, 116 meters tall. Beautiful and no other foreigner in the area. You can go inside a few levels, up to the bottom of the big statue. After that there is an elevator that will take you a little higher than the hands. When we arrived they were just closing it.
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