Have been for almost a day in this village of 20 houses. A larger part of the day it was raining but it was a joyful day for the children especially because of the visitors. The women are known for their pipe-smoking habit.

Mingun has 3 important monuments. The largest working bell in the world which weighs 87 tons. The Mantara Gyi Pagoda sometimes described as the largest pile of bricks in the world. And finally the unusual white Hsinbyume Pagoda which architecture is founded in the Buddhist cosmology. Both pagodas were severly damaged by earthquakes in the…

At the end of the morning we arrived in the Zayta Wun nunnery in the Nyaung Oo village. They were celebrating the end of the 5 days Chanting festival. During these days you hear the sayings of Buddha 24 hours per day over the speaker system. Every nun is reciting by return for one hour….

The day before I arrived in Bagan there was a severe rainstorm. The soil could not absorb the water and it was flooding over the streets and around the lower pagoda’s. On the way to the hotel I passed by a collapsed 700 old years pagoda. The people of almost a whole village were helping…

This is my first post from Myanmar. It took so long because of the slow internet conditions. Further on I did not inform you earlier because I was not sure if I could pass the immigration and customs. After all it was not an issue. The first images are made in the market streets of…

With this message I can now announce my coming trip to Myanmar. The present planning is to be on tour from 24 October until 10 November . As soon as everything is approved by the authorities you will receive a post about the go ahead decision. Depending on the internet connection possiblities you can follow…