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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2020 08:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The year was 1885 and the last Burmese king was standing strong. The British forces were marching into Mandalay with very little opposition. Their plan to take over the country was succeeding- but capturing the Royal Palace of Mandalay in the centre of the city, was going to be an important symbolic victory. As it turned out, overtaking the palace- and King ThibawMin- was even easier than predicted. The British demanded unconditional surrender and that&#8217;s what they got.The King and Queen were put on a bullock cart and taken down to the river to be sent into exile in India. The story goes that when the British soldiers pulled out their guns, the King dropped down to his knees and begged for his life to be spared. His queen, however, walked on her own defiantly towards the steamer on the mighty Irrawaddy. After the British invasion, the palace was used by the colonialists as a base for troops in Mandalay and many of the royal treasures were looted and sent back to London ( many are still on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum). Every global aggress or eventually must face a rising challenger. And so it was that [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The year was 1885 and the last Burmese king was standing strong. The British forces were marching into Mandalay with very little opposition. Their plan to take over the country was succeeding- but capturing the Royal Palace of Mandalay in the centre of the city, was going to be an important symbolic victory.</p>
<p>As it turned out, overtaking the palace- and King ThibawMin- was even easier than predicted. The British demanded unconditional surrender and that&#8217;s what they got.The King and Queen were put on a bullock cart and taken down to the river to be sent into exile in India.</p>
<p>The story goes that when the British soldiers pulled out their guns, the King dropped down to his knees and begged for his life to be spared. His queen, however, walked on her own defiantly towards the steamer on the mighty Irrawaddy.</p>
<p>After the British invasion, the palace was used by the colonialists as a base for troops in Mandalay and many of the royal treasures were looted and sent back to London ( many are still on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum).<br />
Every global aggress or eventually must face a rising challenger. And so it was that during the Second World War, Japanese forces captured he Mandalay Palace and used it as a supply depot for their expansions in the region. In retaliation, the Allies bombed the compound and most of it was burnt to the ground.</p>
<p>Only one major wooden building survived-the Shwenandaw Monastery, which is built completely of teak and is decorated throughout with detailed and ornate carvings. The watch tower and royal mint were also undamaged. The rest of the Royal Palace has been rebuilt from scratch.</p>
<p>So, almost everything you walk through from the entrance hall all the way past the throne room and to the residences was constructed in the early 1990&#8217;s. Although it is faithful to the original design and some traditional construction techniques were used, modern materials like concrete and corrugated iron were incorporated into the reconstructions.<br />
Visiting the palace is one of the best things to do in Mandalay. It doesn&#8217;t take too long to walk through the palace but it can take a long time to get into it. The palace grounds are massive and dominate the cityscape. They are huge square of about two kilometers on each side, surrounded by a 64 meter-wide moat. Only one entrance can be used by tourists-the eastern- and it can take a long time to get to it if you happen to be on the other side (where most of the hotels are).</p>
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<p>There are some great tours in Mandalay, many of which include the Royal Palace. Have a look at these ones that I would recommend:<br />
The reason for the inconvenience is because the actual restored palace takes up only a small space in the centre of the grounds. The rest of the area is used now as a military base and big signs (and guards) remind you that it&#8217;s a restricted zone.</p>
<p>At least it is back in the hands of the local people again, whatever the international view of the Myanmar military is.<br />
After the British control and then the Japanese it seems there is now plenty of protection for this important symbol of Mandalay and Myanmar. Nobody will march unopposed through these gates again.</p>
<p>&#8221; The last Palace built by Burmese Royals&#8221;</p>
<p>When King Mindon Min founded Mandalay in 1857 he ordered construction of a new Royal Palace called the &#8220;Mya Nan San Kyaw&#8221;. The old Royal Palace in the former capital Amarapura was dismantled, transported to Mandalay and rebuilt there.</p>
<p>The Mandalay Royal Palace is the last Palace built by Burmese Royals. On the large complex are dozens of buildings including audience halls, throne halls, a monastery, a watch tower, a court building, a tooth relic building and a library where the Buddhist scriptures were kept.</p>
<p>&#8220;The citadel with the teak wood Palace&#8221;</p>
<p>The Palace that was completely made from teak wood was built in the center of a large citadel or fort. The square citadel was surrounded by four walls each 2 kilometers long with a total of 48 turrets. In the walls were 12 gates, one for each sign of the Zodiac. Around the walls was a 60 meter wide moat, crossed by a number of bridges.</p>
<p>&#8220;Watch Tower&#8221;</p>
<p>The watch tower is a very solid reddish brown cylindrical tower measuring 24 meters high. It is topped by a golden seven tiered Pyatthat roof. The stairway winding around the tower can be climbed, which gives a good overview of the Palace and great views of Mandalay.<br />
The watch tower is one of only two original buildings left, the other one being the Royal Mint.</p>
<p>&#8221; Tooth relic Tower&#8221;</p>
<p>Close to the main entrance is the Burmese style tooth relic tower. The all white square structure has a small square relic chamber on top and a steep stairway leading to it. In spite of its name the building never contained a relic from the Buddha, it houses a Buddha statue instead.</p>
<p>&#8220;Supreme Court Building&#8221;</p>
<p>A number of Royal Mausoleums was erected for the remains of several members of the Burmese Royal Family. One if for the founder of Mandalay and the Royal Palace, King Mindon Min.</p>
<p>&#8220;Great Audience Hall&#8221;</p>
<p>The Great Audience Hall is another very attractive, intricately decorated building. The hall is about 75 meters long and topped with a seven tiered Pyatthat roof. In front of it are a few old canons. The wooden bargeboards and eaves boards on the roof are all carved in flower patterns. In the original building there were also gilded.</p>
<p>&#8220;Lion Throne Room&#8221;</p>
<p>The Lion Throne room contained the Lion Throne, an extremely richly decorated and ornamented wooden throne. In total there were eight thrones in the Palace, of which the Lion Throne was the most important.<br />
On top of the Lion Throne room is a seven tiered Pyatthat roof, richly decorated and gold plated. This Pyatthat marks the center of the Palace.</p>
<p>&#8220;Glass Palace&#8221;</p>
<p>The Glass Palace is one of the largest and most beautiful structures of the Palace. This building was used as Kin Mindon&#8217;s personal living quarters. It contains two large rooms, one of which contained the Bee Throne, the other one was separated into a number of smaller rooms, which were the King&#8217;s living room and bed room , as well as a number of rooms for his Queens.</p>
<p>&#8220;Golden Palace Monastery&#8221;</p>
<p>The Shwenandaw Kyaung or Golden Palace Monastery is a very ornate teak building that was originally contained in the Palace compound. It was later moved to its current location just outside the Palace grounds and converted into a Buddhist monastery. The Golden Palace Monastery is the only major all teak building that remains of the original Royal Palace.</p>
<p>It has been a century since the last King of Burmese staying in the Royal Mandalay Palace. To date, it has been restored several times and become one of the most popular attractions to visit in Myanmar tours. Once witnessing the charm of the fabulous architecture and learn more about its history, it ensures to deliver you an interesting experience in the Golden Land of Myanmar.</p>
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		<title>Thailand and Myanmar a ultimate guide, 20 days round trip, temples, mountains, jungle and beaches</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Thursday afternoon we are on our way to Schiphol airport Amsterdam from where we fly directly to Bangkok with KLM. In the Netherlands it is really cold autumn weather. We feel lucky returning to the fair warm temperatures and the great food, my wife has been nervous for weeks to see her family again, even though it is short because of all our travel plans. Ancient temples, pristine jungle areas, some of the world&#8217;s friendliest people, cheap beer, mountains and beaches this is the ultimate travel guide to Thailand and Myanmar Donderdagmiddag zijn we onderweg naar Schiphol vanwaar we met KLM direct naar Bangkok vliegen. In Nederland is het echt herfst weer we hebben er zin aan om de eerlijke warme temperaturen weer op te zoeken en het geweldige eten, mijn vrouw is al weken zenuwachtig om haar familie weer te kunnen zien al is het kort door al onze reisplannen. Oude tempels, ongerepte jungle gebieden, enkele van &#8216;s werelds vriendelijkste mensen, spotgoedkoop bier bergen en stranden dit is de ultieme reisgids naar Thailand Myanmar Jomtien / Pattaya After a flight of 11 hours, we arrive in Bangkok where we at our big surprise within an hour outside the terminal by our [&#8230;]</p>
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<div>After a flight of 11 hours, we arrive in Bangkok where we at our big surprise within an hour outside the terminal by our rental car, after which we drove towards the coast an 1,5 hour ride over the highway to Pattaya/Jomtien</div>
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<div>My wife enjoyed two plates of noodle soup and she was fully acclaimed and we were able to check in at our first hotel <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://www.movenpick.com/en/asia/thailand/pattaya/moevenpick-siam-hotel-na-jomtien-pattaya/overview/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Movenpick Siam hotel Na Jomtien Pattaya </a>We were assigned upgrade to a luxury suite on the 31st floor thanks for that, a large room with a whirlpool and a great view over the coast. After a dip in the pool and a beer, we decided to go to sleep for a few hours to get over the jet lag and to be able to go along with the Thai time a different with the Netherlands of six hours . In the evening we had a delicious Thai meal at the beach and fell asleep tired and satisfied.</div>
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<div>Next morning a nice breakfast awaited us, this is indeed a five-star breakfast with so much choice and great attention to detail. ( In this hotel they try to not use any plastic) The hotel <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://www.movenpick.com/en/asia/thailand/pattaya/moevenpick-siam-hotel-na-jomtien-pattaya/overview/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Movenpick NaJomtien</a> have a big swimming pool,fitnes and spa and a clean beach where you can kayak or windsurf.After breakfast, we went kayaking for a bit and walked on the beach. In the afternoon we visited the Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden a dinosaur park with a huge garden and many dinosaurs, busloads of tourists are brought here, for children and families an impressive park for us mwa I dont like what they do with elephants in that park. In the evening we received a gift from nature a great sunset by the pool, we drink some cocktails in the bar enjoyed dinner after which another day had flown by.</div>
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<div>After that it was time for otur next hotel <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://www.hotelbaraquda.com/rooms-suites/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Baraquda Pattaya</a> in the center of the lively bustling city of Pattaya. A unique boutique hotel.The <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://www.hotelbaraquda.com/rooms-suites/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Baraquda hotel </a>is part of the Mgallery collection hotels and everywhere you see the details inspired by here come back. We got lunch at the pool enjoying the sunset in the panorama bar, breakfast in bed we were treated like a Prince and Princess a great getaway right in the middle of the city within a 100 meters from the beach</div>
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<li>Walking street Pattaya</li>
<li>Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden</li>
<li>Pattaya floating market</li>
<li>Enjoy the view of the city at Wat Phra Khao Yai</li>
<li>Go snorkel at the island of Koh Larn</li>
<li>Sure yourself and genit at Tiffany&#8217;s Cabaret</li>
<li>Pattaya Elephants shelter camp</li>
<li>Sun on the white beach of Ban Amphur</li>
<li>Visit the wooden temple with a view over the sea Sanctuary Of Truth</li>
<li>Shopping in the many shopping centers Central festival or Terminal 21</li>
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<div><em>Na een vlucht van 11 uur komen we aan in Bangkok waar we tot onze grote verassing binnen een uur bij de huurauto stonden waarna we richting de kust reden in ogeveer 1,5 uur. Nadat Ho twee borden noodle soup naar binnen had gewerkt was ze helemaal geaclamatiseerd en konden we inchekken in ons eerste hotel </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://www.movenpick.com/en/asia/thailand/pattaya/moevenpick-siam-hotel-na-jomtien-pattaya/overview/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><em>Movenpick Pattaya NaJomtien.</em></a><em> We kregen een luxe suite toegewezen op de 31 ste verdieping , grote kamer met whirpool en een geweldig uitzicht over de kust. Na een duik in het zwembad en een biertje besloten we nog een paar uur te gaan slapen om de jetlag te boven komen en gelijk met de Thaise tijd mee te kunnen. Savonds hebben we heerlijk gegeten aan het strand en vielen moe en voldaan in slaap. De volgende morgen wachte een lekker ontbijt op ons, dit is inderdaad een vijf sterren ontbijt met zoveel keuze en veel oog voor detail. ( in dit hotel proberen ze geen plastic te gebruiken) Na het ontbijt zijn we een stukje gaan kayakken en wat over het strand geslentert. Smiddags bezochten we het Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden een dinosourus park een groot park met je raad het al veel dinnosourussen, bus ladingen vol touristen worden hier naar toe gebracht voor kinderen en gezinnen een indrukwekkend park voor ons mwa ik hou er niet van wat ze hier met de olifanten doen. In de avond kregen we een kadootje van de natuur een geweldige zonsondergang bij het zwembad, we dronken wat cocktails in de bar genoten van het diner waarna er alweer een dag was voorbij gevlogen.</em></div>
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<div><em>De volgende morgen bezochten we nog even de drijvende markt van Pattaya een grote copy van de drijvende markt in Bangkok helemaal gemaakt voor de toeristen ,indrukwekkend om te zien en het eten is er goed. Na de lunch was het tijd voor ons volgende hotel </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://www.hotelbaraquda.com/rooms-suites/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><em>Baraquda Pattaya</em></a><em> in het centrum van de levendige bruisende stad Pattaya. Een uniek boutique l. Het hotel maakt deel uit van de Mgallery collectie hotels en overal zie je de details inspired by her terug komen. We kregen lunch bij het zwembad genoten van de zonsondergang in de panorama bar, krgen ontbijt op bed kortom we werden behandeld als een Prins en Prinses.</em></div>
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<div><em>Na het ontbij maakten we nog wat foto`s bij het nieuwe winkelcentrum Terminal 21 geinspireerd op een vliegveld er staan ook twee vliegtuigen buiten en het plein is verlicht als een landingsbaan mooie architectuur maar binnen is het duurder als in Europa.Erna reden we terug naar Bangkok voor onze volgende bestemming Myanmar in vogelvlucht onze eerste stop was Mandalay</em></div>
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<li><em> Feesten in Walking street Pattaya</em></li>
<li><em> Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden</em></li>
<li><em> Pattaya drijvende markt</em></li>
<li><em> Geniet van het uitzicht over de stad bij Wat Phra Khao Yai</em></li>
<li><em> Ga snorkelen bij het eiland Koh Larn</em></li>
<li><em> Verbaas je zelf en genit bij Tiffany’s Cabaret</em></li>
<li><em> Pattaya Olifanten opvang kamp</em></li>
<li><em> Zonnen op het witte strand van Ban Amphur</em></li>
<li><em> Bezoek de houten temple met uitzicht over de zee Sanctuary Of Truth</em></li>
<li><em> Winkelen in de vele winkel centra Central festival of Terminal 21</em></li>
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<div>After a flight of 1.5 hours we landed at Mandalay where we took a taxi to our <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://www.hotelredcanal.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">hotel by the Red Canal.</a> It was already dark and we could not see where we were driving , a lot of scooters drive without lighting they realy save some energy in Myanmar it was a miracle that the taxi could avoid them all over the sandy bumpy roads. Along the road we saw everywhere tents with bbq fires and people enjoy noodle soup and curries welcome in Myanmar.</div>
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<div><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://www.hotelredcanal.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">The Hotel by the Red Canal</a>, with is classic look, is the most affordable boutique hotel of Mandalay, with the discerning traveler seeking design, comfort, top location and iservice. The <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://www.hotelredcanal.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">boutique-style hotel</a> is a combination of everything Myanmar has, with teak furniture and fixtures and accessories made of rattan, mother-of-pearl and other local materials.The Spice Garden serves the best North Indian cuisine and Myanmar specialties.</div>
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<div>The next morning we were awake earlier by the first rays of sunshine through the window we had breakfast and walked out the street to visit some temples. What immediately stands out in Myanmar is the great contrast between rich and poor. We wandered around the market and walked towards our first temple the golden temple monastery the entrance fee we had to pay was 5000 kyat about 2.5 euro and gives you access to 5 temples.</div>
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<div>The Golden Temple Monastery is quiet this time where not many tourists, we walked around a bit and it was not that special but nice to see and take some photos.</div>
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<div>A 10 minutes walk farther lays the Kuthodow pagoda the world&#8217;s largest book, I had read about this temple a lot and saw many photos on social media, it was about 10:00 in the morning and remarkably quiet we walked around and took some pictures of the beautiful white pagodas.</div>
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<div>Almost next to this temple, the Sanda Muni Paya is noticeable, the many pagodas are a beautiful photogenic whole ,here also a few tourists. When we walked out around 12:30 we saw about 10 vans arriving with tourists. I think they all do the same route here, so we were very lucky with this and a tip for you as the next visitors.</div>
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<div>At the exit we met the same taxi driver as in the morning and decided to let us drive back to the hotel even if it was only a fifteen-minute walk. After Mandalay we did not have any transport and so we could check whether the driver could drive a bit and is reliable. We decided that he would pick us up again in the afternoon to watch the sunset at the U Bein bridge.</div>
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<div>Because it was so hot we skipped the palace and Mandalay hill and were looking for refreshment at the hotel&#8217;s swimming pool with fresh cocktails and fruit.</div>
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<div>After our refreshment and a nap by the pool our taxi picked us up at four o&#8217;clock just in time for the sunset at the U Bein bridge a long teak wooden bridge over a large lake, certainly a photogenic place but also very touristy, the tourists we had not seen in the morning were certainly present, we walked a bit over the bridge but there were so many people that we decided to take some pictures next to the bridge on a sandbank. You can also sail around with a boat and enjoy the best view from the water. We went around wit a boat for 15000 Kyat and enjoyed the beautiful sunset from the water. Around the lake are many restaurants and bars where you can buy something to drink or eat dinner.</div>
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<div>We decided to go back to the hotel to enjoy the food in the Spice Garden, which is definitely recommended if you stay in Mandalay.</div>
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<div>The next morning the alarm wake us up early again for a early breakfast after the taxi picked us up at 8 o&#8217;clock for the boat to Mingun. We bought tickets for 5000 Kyat a person and wait until 09:00 the departure time of the boat. The rickety old wooden boat with some chairs brought us in an hour upstream to Mingun where we visited some temples.</div>
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<div>The main attraction here is the gigantic white pagoda from the ferry about 10 min walk and a nice half day trip from the city.We took the boat back at 12:30 and there is another one day goan.</div>
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<div>Back at the hotel, we enjoyed a delicious massage after which we went to the Mandalay palace to watch the sunset. The next day we took the taxi to Bagan which is about 4 hours away.</div>
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<div><em>Mandalay Myanmar</em></div>
<div><em>Na een vlucht van 1,5 uur landen we op Mandaly waar we een taxi namen naar ons </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://www.hotelredcanal.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><em>hotel by</em><em>the Red Canal.</em></a><em> Het was al donker en we konden niet goed zien waar we aan het rijden waren veel scooters rijden ook zonder verlichting het was een wonder dat de taxi ze allemaal kon ontwijken over de zanderige hobbelige wegen, langs de weg zagen we overal eet tentjes met bbq vuurtjes en mensen genieten van noodle soup en curry&#8217;s.</em></div>
<div><em>Het Hotel by</em> <em>the Red Canal met zijn klassieke uitstraling het meest betaalbare boetiek hotel van Mandalay, met de veeleisende reiziger die ontwerp, comfort, toplocatie en oprechte service zoekt. Het hotel in boetiekstijl is een combinatie van alles wat Myanmar is, met teakhouten meubels en armaturen en accessoires gemaakt van rotan, paarlemoer en andere lokale materialen.</em> <em>The Spice Garden serveert de beste Noord-Indiase keuken en specialiteiten uit Myanmar.</em> <em>Het hotel is voorzien van business ruimte, fitness, bar , restaurant ,spa en zwembad.</em> <em>Het interieur van de Spa is geïnspireerd op de traditionele bouwmethoden van landelijke dorpen in Myanmar, waar het interieur van het gebouw op een aangename temperatuur blijft.</em></div>
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<div><em>De volgende morgen werden we al vroeger wakker door de eerste zonnestralen door het raam we ontbeten wat en liepen de straat uit om wat tempels te gaan bezichtigen.Wat meteen opvalt in Myanmar is het grote contrast tussen arm en rijk. We slenterden wat over de markt en liepen zo richting onze eerste tempel de gouden tempel klooster de entree wie we moesten betalen was 5000 kyat ongeveer 2,5 euro en geeft je toegang to 5 tempels.</em></div>
<div><em>De gouden tempel klooster is een rustige tempel waar niet veel toeristen komen we liepen wat rond en veel bijzonders was het ook niet maar wel leuk om te bezichtigen.</em></div>
<div><em>10 min verder lopen licht de Kuthodow</em> <em>pagoda het werelds grootste boek, deze tempel had ik veel over gelezen en veel foto&#8217;s voorbij zien komen, het was ongeveer 10:00 in de ochtend en opvallend rustig we liepen wat rond en maakten wat foto&#8217;s van de mooie witte pagoda&#8217;s.</em> <em>Bijna naast deze tempel licht de Sanda</em> <em>Muni</em> <em>Paya wat opvalt, zijn de vele stuka&#8217;s een mooi fotogeniek geheel ook hier weinig toeristen. Toen we rond 12:30 naar buiten liepen zagen we ongeveer 10 busjes met toeristen aankomen. Ik denk dat ze hiier allemaal dezelfde route doen dus hadden we erg veel geluk hiermee en gelijk een tip voor de volgende bezoekers.</em></div>
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<div><em>Bij de uitgang kwamen we dezelfde taxi chaufeur als smorgens tegen en besloten om ons terug te laten rijden naar het hotel al was het maar een kwartiertje lopen.Naar Bagan hadden we nog geen vervoer en zo konden we chekken of de chaufeur een beetje kon rijden en betrouwbaar was. We besloten dat hij ons smiddags weer kwam ophalen om de zonsondergang te gaan kijken bij de U</em> <em>bein bridge.</em></div>
<div><em>Omdat het zo warm was skipten we het paleis en Mandalay</em> <em>hill en zochten verkoeling bij het zwembad van het hotel met verse cocktails en fruit genoten we hier van de rust.</em></div>
<div><em>Om vier uur pikte onze taxi chaufeur ons op ruim op tijd voor de zons ondergang te bekijken bij de U</em> <em>Bein bridge een lange teak houten brug over een groot meer, zeker een fotogenieke plek maar ook heel toeristisch, de toeristen wie we morgens niet hadden gezien waren hier zeker aanwezig, we liepen een stukje over de brug maar hier waren zoveel mensen dat we besloten wat fotos te maken naast de brug op een zand bank. Je kunt hier ook met een bootje een stukje rond varen en zo van het beste uitzicht genieten vanaf het water. We voeren wat rond en genoten van de mooie zonsondergang vanaf het water. Rond het meer zijn veel restaurantjes en barretjes waaar je wat te drinken of te eten kan kopen.</em></div>
<div><em>We besloten om terug te gaan naar het hotel om te genieten van het eten in de Spice Garden dit is zeker een aanrader als je verblijft in Mandalay.</em></div>
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<div><em>De volgende morgen ging de wekker weer vroeg de taxi haalde ons om 8 uur op voor de boot naar Mingun.We kochten kaartjes en wachten tot 09:00 de vertrek tijd van de boot.</em></div>
<div><em>Het gammele houten bootje met wat stoeltjes bracht ons in een uur een stuk stroomopwaarts naar Mingun waar we wat tempels bezochten.</em></div>
<div><em>De main bezienswaardigheid hier is de gigantische witte Pagoda vanaf de ferry ongeveer 10</em> <em>min lopen en een leuk half dagje uit de stad.We wandelden wat rond ook hier weinig toeristen omdat iedereen wie Mingun bezoekt erg verspreid over het gebied loopt er zijn 3 bezienswaardigheden hier.</em></div>
<div><em>We namen de boot van 12:30 terug er is er ook nog een in de avond.</em></div>
<div><em>Terrug bij het hotel genoten we van een heerlijke massage waarna we na de lunch naar het Mandalay paleis liepen om de zonsondergang te </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://bekijken.de/" target="_top" rel="noreferrer"><em>bekijken.De</em></a><em> volgende dag namen we de taxi naar Bagan wat ongeveer 4 uur rijden is.</em></div>
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<div>After a drive of 4 hours on the bumpy roads of Myanmar, we arrived in Bagan and on the way we already saw some beautiful temples and pagodas and I could imagine how great it would be here during sunrise or sunset.</div>
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<div>Our hotel <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://amatabaganresort.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Amata garden resort</a> is located in New Bagan where many luxury hotels are located and the perfect place to discover all the temples and pagodas of Bagan.A heaven of peace and tranquility, <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://amatabaganresort.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Amata Garden Resort Bagan</a> offers easy access to the famous Bagan temples and more.We stayed here 3 nights so we could see at least 3 sunsets and 3 sunrises. After lunch at the pool, we rented an electric scooter to explore the area and visit a temple rooftop before sunset. We followed a route of temples that we had read on the internet about ,the best temples of Bagan, but most temples are closed, at least the roofs of it. This was done because after a number of earthquakes and monsoon rains they almost collapsed under the pressure of tourism which massively wanted to see the sunset on the roofs (a must do in Bagan). In short, all the guides and reviews can be put in the trash because if you are traveling there it might be a lot different and that temple is closed too.</div>
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<div>The next morning we were dropped of by a tuk-tuk at one of the temples to watch the sunset, the first temple was the roof full of cameras and tourists we decided to try the next temple, but here the roof was full of Chinese people who were quite cheeky, noisy and unmannered a great annoyance of every traveler and normal person. We had no choice and could not waste time so decided to make the best of it. At a given moment I got space from a nice man from southeast Asia to stand between the Chinese and also to catch the sunrise it was a great sight to see the sun come up behind the pagodas and see the air balloons take off during sunrise.</div>
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<div>Our days in Bagan we actually did not that much during the daytime by the pool and in the afternoon and morning temple hopping with our electric scooter. We discovered two temples without tourists and decided that we would come back here more often though the view was not as in the other temples we could honestly enjoy the peace here it was just the two of us.</div>
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<div>The most temples of Bagan I have made a list of below are easy to find with <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://maps.me/" target="_top" rel="noreferrer">Maps.me</a>, please note that some temples te roofs are already closed and overgrown with trees and nature.</div>
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<div>l lMahazedi Pagoda</div>
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<div>l lDhamma Yan Gyi Temple</div>
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<div>l lShwesandaw Pagoda</div>
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<div>To view the sunset or sunrise from the roof of a temple I recommend to use <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://maps.me/" target="_top" rel="noreferrer">Maps.me</a> or ask the locals to bring you to an temple for a small fee, this is perhaps the safest way to be sure of a nice place.</div>
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<div>I almost forgot to tell you about our great flight with Balloons over Bagan, we were picked up at 05:00 in an old school bus to a place about half an hour away from new Bagan. We drink coffee while getting a briefing on the safety rules and meet the pilot, the pilots are all European and professionally schooled. We enjoyed the view over the temples from the air definitely recommended to do when it fits your budget, for 2 people 700 euros.</div>
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<div>After three days in Bagan we drove back to Mandalay airport with our same taxi driver and took a flight back to Thailand Chiang Mai for the Yi Peng light festival.</div>
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<div><em>Na een rit van 4 uur over de hobbelige wegen van Myanmar kwamen we aan in Bagan onderweg zagen we al wat tempels en pagodas voorbijkomen langs de weg en ik kon me voorstellen hoe geweldig het hier zou zijn tijdens zonsopkomst of zonsondergang.</em> <em>Ons hotel </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://amatabaganresort.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><em>Amata garden resort </em></a><em>ligt in New Bagan waar veel luxere hotels gelegen zijn en de perfecte plek om al de tempels and pagodas van Bagan te ontdekken.We verbleven hier 3 nachten zodat we op zijn minst 3 zonsondergangen konden zien en 3 </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://zonsopkomsten.na/" target="_top" rel="noreferrer"><em>zonsopkomsten.Na</em></a><em> een lunch bij het zwembad huurden we een elektrische scooter om de omgeving wat te verkennen en een tempel op te zoeken voor zons ondergang. We volgden een route van tempels wat we op internet hadden gelezen over de beste tempels van Bagan echter de meeste tempels zijn gesloten althans de daken ervan. Dit is gedaan omdat ze na een aantal aardbevingen en moeson regens de tempels bijna bezweken onde druk van het toerisme welke massaal op de daken de zonsondergang wilden zien (een must do in Bagan). Kort samengevat alle gidsen en reviews kun je in de prullebak gooien omdat als je er naar toe reist het misschien veel anders is en ook die tempel gesloten is.</em> <em>We gebruikten </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://maps.me/" target="_top" rel="noreferrer"><em>Maps.me</em></a><em> hier wordt goed bij gehouden welke tempels gesloten zijn en welke nog open.Deze app is in Myanmar veel beter te gebruiken als google maps omdat google maps veel tempels mist en geen route begeleiding aanbied in Myanmar.</em> <em>Na wat teleurstelling van gesloten tempels vonden we eindelijk een mooie plek om de zonsondergang te bekijken we genoten van de zonsondergang en reden terug richting ons hotel. Onderweg stopten we nog bij een restaurantje om te eten, het prijs niveau is hier nog lager dan Thailand en voor 5 euro eet je uitgebreid in een restaurant dus niet op straat, ik zeg voor 5 euro 2 personen in een restaurant we chekten de rekening wel drie keer.</em> <em>De volgende morgen lieten we ons afzetten door een tuktuk bij een van de tempels om de zonsondergang te bekijken, de eerste tempel was het dak al vol met cameras en touristen we besloten de volgende tempel te proberen echter hier was het dak vol met chinezen welke nogal brutaal, luidruchtig en ongemannierd zijn tot grote ergenis van elke reiziger en normaal mens.We hadden geen keus en konden geen tijd meer verliezen dus besloten maar om er het beste van te maken.Op een gegeven ogenblik kreeg ik ruimte van een aardige man uit zuid oost Azie om tussen de chinezen te gaan staan en ook de zonsopkomst mee te pakken het was een geweldig gezicht om de zon te zien op komen achter de pagodas en de lucht ballonnen te zien opstijgen tijdens zonsopkomst.</em> <em>Onze dagen in Bagan sleten we eigenlijk overdag bij het zwembad en in de na middag en ochtend temple hopping met onze elektrische scooter.We ontdekten een tweetal tempels zonder toeristen en besloten dat we hier maar vaker terrug zouden komen al was het uitzicht niet als bij de andere tempels we konden hier wel eerlijk genieten van de rust.</em> <em>De mooste tempels van Bagan heb ik hieronder een lijstje van gemaakt allemaal makkelijk te vinden met </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://maps.me/" target="_top" rel="noreferrer"><em>Maps.me</em></a><em>, let wel sommige tempels worden of zijn al gesloten hierdoor worden ze dus niet meer onderhouden en raken verwilderd met de natuur en begroeid met bomen en onkruid.</em></div>
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<div><em>Om de zonsondergang of zonsopkomst te bekijken vanaf het dak van een tempel raad ik aan om </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://maps.me/" target="_top" rel="noreferrer"><em>Maps.me</em></a><em> te gebruiken of aan de locals te vragen ze brengen je er graag voor een kleine vergoeding, dit is misschien wel de veiligste weg om zeker te zijn van een mooie plek.</em></div>
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<div><em>Bijna vergeet ik te vertellen van onze geweldige vlucht met Balloons over Bagan, we werden om 05:00 opgehaald in een ouderwetse school bus naar een plek op ongeveer een half uur rijden vanaf new Bagan. We dronken koffie terwijl we een briefing kregen over de veiligheids regels en ontmoeten de piloot, de piloten zijn allemaal Europees en profesioneel geschoold in hun van de armste landen van de wereld is. We genoten van het uitzicht over de tempels vanuit de lucht zeker een aanrader om te doens als je budget het toelaat , voor 2 personen ben je zo 700 euro lichter.</em></div>
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<div><em>Na drie dagen reden we terug naar het vliegveld van Mandalay met onze zelfde taxi chaufeur nog steeds en vlogen terug naar Thailand Chiang</em> <em>Mai voor het Yee Peng light festival.</em></div>
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<div>A short flight took us to Chiang Mai airport where we picked up our rental car and again within an hour we were outside the airport. We stayed the first night in a low budget hotel close to the airport because it was already evening and so the next morning we could drive in daylight to Mon Cham.The hotel was really low budget and not recommended I leave the name even, the breakfast was soluble coffee with a sandwich. Hungry and disappointed we drove to Huay Tueng Thao lake to have breakfast and lunch. Huay Tueng Thao lake is a big lake just outside the city with floating huts on the water where you can eat swimming chilling these kinds of places you come across a lot in Thailand and the food is honest. We enjoyed the peace and the food and after the battery was recharged we drove towards Mon Cham to drive around there and spot some photo locations.</div>
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<div>Mon Cham was formerly known for his mountains and great heroin harvest and smuggling, after the king started a program for the people with an alternative to the poppy cultivation for the mountain tribes now you can find all kinds of vegetables, fruit. The population lives from tourism and the produce of fruit and vegetables. In Mon Cham we stayed in an <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://onsenmoncham.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Onsen resort</a>, a spacious resort in Japanese style with an eye for details, the guests walk around in bathrobes so you do not have to worry about your clothes. The resort consists of 16 rooms from lux to super lux and regular rooms. We enjoyed the afternoon in the Onsen Spa. The hotel <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://onsenmoncham.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Onsen at Moncham</a> is located at 1200 meters above sea level in a green landscape in the middle of the Jungle and between the farms of Mon Cham. In the evening we enjoyed Japanese cuisine in the open air restaurant, a spacious restaurant with Thai and Japanese cuisine, the food was great and definitely recommended if you are in the area and want to eat Japanese, it deserves 5 stars the tuna melted in our mouth so fresh.</div>
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<div>In the evening we picked up the rest of Ho&#8217;s family to celebrate Yee Peng or Loi Krathong in Chiang Mai. The alarm went back early to see the sunrise at Doi Suthep (I become a morning human ) a great sight to see the sun rise and set the temple in a nice soft light. After breakfast we visited the Zoo from Chiang Mai where you can drive your car through, we were especially interested in the Pandas. Arriving at the pandas it was not so special, one was sleeping and the other was eating something uninterested. After lunch, we were picked up or we would be picked up but never seen anyone for the commercial Yee Peng festival where a mass release of 10 thousands of lanterns is held in the air. Because there was never a van appeared to pick us up, we went by taxi and we were not the only ones, it seems that hundreds of people had to arrange their own transport. The festival itself was so busy and poorly organized that this is not really recommended, there are two commercial events organized 1 by the Cowboy rank the other is Mae Jo University We had paid 70 euros for a VIP ticket and included a Thai dinner, Thai boxes, dancing, and a Loi Krathong ritual but because it was so badly organized we got nothing to see and the food was also worthless no one had a place to sit. The Thai ceremony was so uninspiring, I think they did not really know what they were doing or just don&#8217;t care, but fortunately, we did not come here either for this. We had come for the mass release of the thousands of lanterns and this was indeed a great sight that I will not soon forget.</div>
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<div>( Update, after we complain on PayPal about the transport we get all our money back and the organiser, say sorry for the lack of transport it was there the first time to organize a big thing like this)</div>
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<div>To experience the mass release, you do not actually have to have a ticket. You can also see it just outside the fence and make even better pictures. We had VIP cards and were completely in the front, a Chinese woman made an attempt to light her lampion and at the same time her chair a whole row of lanterns and the neighbor set in fire. After this, it looks safer to run out the VIP area with lots of Chinese who don&#8217;t know what they doing because they never listening to someone.</div>
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<div>The next day we visited the white temple (Wat Rong Khun) and blue temple (the Wat Rong Suea Ten) in Chiang Rai its a 2,5-hour drive from Chiang Mai. I had been here once again about 6 years ago and the temples were not finished that time and not touristy at all. Now we arrived and you could walk over the heads so busy 50 Bath was the entrance that was the only thing that remained the same. After the white temple, we visited the blue temple here also too busy. I notice that Instagram actually does more harm than good, a few bloggers make some pictures and the crowd follows them here and thinks they can take those photos too but this is usually not possible or you just have to be on the spot just after sunrise when there is no tourist to be seen. Back to Chiang Mai, we visited a natural Onsen Spa where you could sit in different pools very good for your skin, some water was so hot that you could cook an egg. I decided to retreat myself while enjoying myself of a Thai massage.</div>
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<li class="rich-content-viewer_elementSpacing__208Ie">Mon Chaem farms</li>
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<li class="rich-content-viewer_elementSpacing__208Ie">Visit an Elephant farm,chek before ow they threat the elephants</li>
<li class="rich-content-viewer_elementSpacing__208Ie">Doi Inthanon, the highest peak in Thailand</li>
<li class="rich-content-viewer_elementSpacing__208Ie">Visit theKaren and longneck tribes</li>
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<div>Near my wife&#8217;s house is an airport where AirAsia offers different flights. In 1.5 hours we were back on the coast to check in at our first hotel <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://djb.dvaree.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Dvaree Jomtien beach</a> a large hotel with lots of rooms at the beach of Jomtien and less crowded than the big Pattaya a bit further. Without all the noise of bars, you can sit here quietly on the beach or take a morning walk. The hotel has 5 restaurants a spa, 2 swimming pools a kids club and a Sky bar. I enjoyed the pool all day while Ho was arranging some stuff to take home. In the afternoon I took an oil massage at the spa and ordered a ice cream banana split by the pool and enjoyed the peace until a Thai came up with the idea here it is very quiet I&#8217;m going to turn on the radio on Mach 10.</div>
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<div>The rest of the days we had a private pool Vila at our disposal at <a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://www.chivanipattaya.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener">Nusa Chivani Pattaya</a> this spacious villa in Tuscan Italian style with a private pool. Our Vila had four bedrooms with all their own shower. A perfect place to spend the rest of the holiday in peace to enjoy with Ho her family. In the morning breakfast was booked and in the evening you could also order from the restaurant at the entrance of the park. We enjoyed our own place with a large swimming pool and did nothing else for the rest of the day. At the beginning of this blog post, you can read all about what to do in Pattaya / Jomtien. The villas are highly recommended and a 10-minute drive away is the most beautiful beach in the area where you can watch the sunet alone on the beach or enjoy fresh fish in the many restaurants.</div>
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<div>Our trip to Thailand and Myanmar came to an end and I hope you enjoyed as much as we do</div>
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<div><em>Chiang Mai/Mon Cham Thailand</em> <em>Een korte vlucht bracht ons in Chiang Mai airport waar we onze huur auto ophaalden en weer binnen een uur buiten de airport stonden.We verbleven de eerste nacht in een low budget hotel dicht bij het vliegveld omdat het al avond was en we zo de andere morgen richting Mon Cham konden rijden.Het hotel was echt low budget en geen aanrader ik laat de naam ook maar achterwege, het ontbijt was oplos koffie met een broodje.Uitgehongerd reden we naar Huay Tueng Thao lake om daar maar te ontbijten en lunchen. Huay Tueng Thao lake is een meer net buiten de stad met drijvende hutjes op het water waar je kan eten zwemmen chillen dit soort plekken kom je veel tegen in Thailand en het eten is er eerlijk.We genoten van de rust en het eten en nadat de batterij weer opgeladen was reden we verder richting Mon Cham om daar wat rond te rijden en wat foto locaties te spotten.Mon Cham was vroeger bekend om zijn bergen en grote heroïne oogst, nadat de koning een programma opstartte met een alternatief voor de papaver teelt voor de bergvolkeren vind je er nu allerlei soorten groenten, fruit, leeft de bevolking van het toerisme en de opbrengst van het land.</em> <em>In Mon Cham verbleven we in een </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://onsenmoncham.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><em>Onsen resort,</em></a><em> een ruim opgezet resort in Japanse stijl met oog voor details, de gasten lopen hier rond in Badjassen zo hoef je je niet druk te maken over je kleding wel zo makkelijk.Het resort bestaat uit 16 kamers van lux naar super lux en gewone kamers.We genoten de middag in de Onsen Spa.Het hotel licht op 1200 meter boven zee level in een groen landschap midden in de Jungle en tussen de boerderijen. Avonds genoten we van de Japanse keuken in het open lucht restaurant, een ruim opgezet restaurant met De Thaise en Japanse keuken, het eten was er geweldig en zeker ook een aanrader als je in de buurt bent en Japans wil eten, het verdient 5 sterren de tonijn smolt in onze mond zo vers.</em> <em>De volgende morgen ging de wekker weer vroeg om de zon te zien opkomen tussen de bergen, een magisch gezicht met de mist rollend door de bergen we plukten wat verse aardbeien en reden terug naar het hotel </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://onsenmoncham.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><em>Onsen at Moncham</em></a><em>. Na het ontbijt reden we naar de Mae Sa waterval ik was hier 5 jaar terug al eens geweest en kwam hier terug omdat de waterval echt geweldig is. In de 5 jaar tijd is het park wel achteruit gegaan overal vind je ingestorte en slecht onderhouden hutjes uitkijk punten, ik vraag me af waar het geld naar toe gaat want het park krijgt wel veel bezoekers en dat valt niet terug te zien in het onderhoud. De waterval heeft 10 verdiepingen nr. 5 is het mooiste maar we besloten toch wat door te wandelen naar de top om daar in alle rust wat foto&#8217;s te kunnen nemen en wat rond te zwemmen. Moe en voldaan wandelden we op ons gemakje weer naar beneden waarna we ergens onderweg lunchten aan de rivier in een hutje. Middags genoten we in de Onsen van de rust en natuur en de spa.</em> <em>De volgende morgen checkten we uit en reden naar een olifanten op vang kamp Pantara Olifant camp een opvang voor olifanten waar de olifanten in vrijheid rond lopen in een groot opgezet park midden in de bergen met keurmerk van Lonelyplant en en Natgeotravel.Patara Olifant Farm is uniek door hun Olifant Owner for a Day programma. Samen met de reguliere verzorger van de olifant ben je één dag verantwoordelijk voor de verzorging van de olifant die je krijgt toegewezen.Het leuke hierbij is dat ze een olifant uitkiezen die qua karakter bij je past, we kregen een hele rustige olifant omdat Ho best wel bang was voor de grote mammoets.Nadat we een beetje gewend waren geraakt aan de olifant en hem te eten hadden gegeven moesten we aan het werk de olifant moest gewassen worden en gescrubd. Na de was beurt was het tijd voor een beetje beweging en reden we terug met de olifant door de bergen naar het kamp echt een leuke dag.</em> <em>Avonds haalden we de rest van de familie van Ho op om Yee Peng of Loi Krathong in Chiang Mai te vieren. De wekker ging weer vroeg om de zon te zien op komen bij Doi Suthep (ik wordt nog een ochtend mens) een geweldig gezicht om te zon te zien opkomen en de tempel in een mooi zacht licht te zetten. Na het ontbijt bezochten we de dierentuin van Chiang Mai waar je met je auto door een kunt rijden, we waren vooral geinteresseerd in de Panda&#8217;s. Aangekomen bij de Panda&#8217;s was het niet zo bijzonder eentje lag te slapen de ander zat wat ongeïnteresseerd te eten.</em> <em>Na de lunch werden we opgehaald of we zouden opgehaald worden maar nooit iemand gezien voor het commerciële Yee Peng festival waar een mass release wordt gehouden van 10 duizenden lampions te gelijk in de lucht. Omdat er nooit een busje verscheen om ons op te halen zijn we maar met de taxi gegaan en we waren niet de enigen, het schijnt dat er honderden mensen zelf hun vervoer moesten regelen. Het festival zelf was zo druk en slecht georganiseerd dat dit echt geen aanrader is, er zijn trouwens twee commerciële georganiseerde evenementen onze was bij de Cowboy rang de andere is Mae Jo University</em> <em>We hadden 70 euro voor een kaartje betaald hierbij zou dan een Thais dinner zitten Thais boxen, dansen en een heel ritueel maar omdat het zo slecht georganiseerd was kregen we niks te zien en het eten was ook waardeloos niemand had een plek om te zitten. De Thaise ceremonie was zo ongeïnspireerd volgens mij wisten ze zelf ook niet echt wat ze aan het doen waren maar gelukkig waren we hier ook niet voor gekomen. We waren gekomen voor de mass release van de duizenden lampionnen en dit was inderdaad een geweldig gezicht wat ik niet snel zal vergeten. Om de mass release mee te maken hoeft je eigenlijk geen kaartje te hebben je kunt het ook zien net buiten het hek en nog mooiere foto&#8217;s maken ook. We hadden vip kaartjes en zaten helemaal voorin, een Chinese vrouw deed een poging om haar lampion aan te steken en stak daarbij tegelijk haar stoel een hele rij lampionnen en de buurvrouw in brand waarna we maar weg liepen uit het vip gedeelte en een plaatsje achterin zochten om daar in alle rust wat foto&#8217;s te maken. Een geweldig gezicht om dit te mogen mee maken.</em> <em>De volgende dag bezochten we de witte tempel (Wat Rong Khun)en blauwe tempel(the Wat Rong Suea Ten) in Chiang Rai ik was hier al eens geweest een jaar of 6 terug en de tempels was nog niet klaar die tijd en niet toeristisch. Nu kwamen we aan en kon je over de hoofden lopen zo druk 50 Bath was de entree dat was het enige wat hetzelfde was gebleven. Na de witte tempel bezochten we de blauwe tempel ook hier ontzettend druk. Ik merk dat Instagram eigenlijk meer kwaad dan goed doet, een paar bloggers maken wat foto&#8217;s en de massa volgt ze hier naar toe en denkt ook die foto&#8217;s te kunnen maken maar dit is meestal niet mogelijk of je moet morgens net na zonsopkomst op de plek zijn dan is er nog geen toerist te bekennen.</em> <em>Terug weg naar Chiang Mai bezochten we nog een natuurlijke Onsen Spa waar je in verschillende baden kon gaan zitten heel goed voor je huid, sommig water was zo heet dat je er een eitje kon koken.Ik zelf besloot me maar terug te trekken onder het genot van een Thaise massage.</em> <em>Avonds namen we de Taxi naar de Ping rivier waar ze in Chiang Mai het Yee Peng festival houden bij de Narawat brug lieten we onze lampionnen op tussen de lokale en toeristen. We kochten een drijvend bloemen boeketje om in de rivier af te laten drijven. De kaars en de wierookstaafjes worden aangestoken en dan wordt de krathong te water gelaten.</em> <em>Men gelooft dat hoe langer de kaars blijft branden des te beter je geluk is in het komende jaar. Ook laten de Thaise paren vaak hun krathongs samen te water. Hoe langer ze dicht bij elkaar blijven, des te langer en mooier de relatie tussen de samenlevende. Sommige paren smokkelen door hun krathongs met een klein touwtje te verbinden.Hierna liepen we naar de brug om onze lampionnen af te steken, het was er druk maar ik moet zeggen de politie en vrijwilligers hielden alles scherp in de gaten dat het hier zoveel malen beter georganiseerd was als de commerciële evenementen.</em> <em>Nadat we onze lampions hadden los gelaten hadden we trek in diner gekregen en waren hierna zo uitgeteld dat we eerlijk onder de wol kropen om de andere morgen weer vroeg naar de aiport te gaan om terug naar de kust te vliegen.</em></div>
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<li class="rich-content-viewer_elementSpacing__208Ie">Doi Inthanon, het hoogste punt in Thailand</li>
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<div><em>Dichtbij mijn vrouw haar huis is een vliegveld waar Airasia verschillende vluchten aanbied dus dit is wel handig. In 1,5 uur waren we weer terug aan de kust om in te checken in ons eerste hotel </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="http://djb.dvaree.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><em>Dvaree Jomtien beach</em></a><em> een groot hotel met heel veel kamers aan het strand van Jomtien wat minder druk is als het grote Pattaya een stukje verderop. Zonder al de herrie van bars kun je hier nog rustig op het strand zitten of een ochtend wandelingetje doen.</em> <em>Het hotel bevat 5 restaurants een spa,2 zwembaden een kids club en een Sky bar, ik genoot de hele dag aan het zwembad terwijl Ho wat spullen aan het regelen was voor mee naar huis te nemen.Middags nam ik een olie massage in de spa en bestelde een bananen split bij het zwembad en genoot van de rust tot een Thai op het idee kwam het is hier wel heel rustig ik ga de radio eens aanzetten. De zonsondergang bekeken we vanuit de Sky bar waar een tafel voor ons gereserveerd was op het mooiste plekje precies in het midden van de koepel, een geweldig uitzicht en we hadden geluk met de zonsondergang alle kleuren kwamen voorbij. De volgende morgen kregen we een ontbijt op bed gereserveerd een eerlijk zondag morgen gevoel met verse broodjes de geur van koffie en vers fruit.</em></div>
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<div><em>De rest van de dagen hadden we een eigen pool Vila tot onze beschikking bij </em><a class="link-viewer_link__2qJYG blog-link-hashtag-color y_1_u" href="https://www.chivanipattaya.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener"><em>Nusa Chivani </em></a><em>dit zijn ruim opgezette villa in Toscaanse Italiaanse stijl met een eigen zwembad, onze Vila had vier slaapkamers met allemaal hun eigen douche.Een perfecte plek om de rest van de vakantie in alle rust te genieten met Ho haar familie.Morgens werd er ontbijt gereserveerd en avonds kon je ook wat bestellen uit het restaurant bij de ingang van het park. We genoten van onze eigen plek met groot zwembad en deden de rest van de dag eerlijk niets meer.Aan het begin van deze blog post kun je terug lezen wat er allemaal te doen is in Pattaya/Jomtien. De villa&#8217;s is een aanrader en op 10 minuten rijden ligt het mooiste strand van de omgeving waar je soms nog helemaal alleen de zon ondergang kan bekijken of kan genieten van verse vis in de vele restaurantje</em></div>
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<div><em>Onze trip in Thailand en Myanmar was hierbij tot een einde gekomen en ik hoop dat jullie een beetje hebben mee kunnen genieten</em></div>
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		<title>Charity Group of Hotel by the Red Canal,Mandalay Served at Kuthodaw Pagoda</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The World&#8217;s Largest Book The Kuthodaw Pagoda or Maha Lawka Marazein Paya is located at the base of the southeast stairways to Mandalay Hill and was built by King Mindon at the same time he was constructing the Royal Palace. Its central stupa is modeled on the Shwezigon at Nyaung U near Bagan. The Charity Group of the Hotel by the Red Canal, Mandalay painted the campus of the Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as World&#8217;s Largest Book Heritage site on 11.11.2016.They announced at the Hotel social media page that anyone who wishes to join them in helping preserve one of the most important monuments in Mandalay. The stupa itself, connected to the outside entry by means of a long corridor, is set in the middle of a thirteen acre field of 729 pitaka pagodas or shrines (Dama Cetis). Each shrine contains a marble slab, inscribed on both sides with the Pali script text of a portion the Tipitaka (Pali spelling, or Tripitaka, in Sanskrit), Theravada Buddhism’s sacred texts. Taken together, they contain the entire text of the Tipitaka and thus form “the world’s largest book.” The slabs were carved from white Sagyin Hill marble found just a few miles north of [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The World&#8217;s Largest Book The Kuthodaw Pagoda or Maha Lawka Marazein Paya is located at the base of the southeast stairways to Mandalay Hill and was built by King Mindon at the same time he was constructing the Royal Palace. Its central stupa is modeled on the Shwezigon at Nyaung U near Bagan.</p>
<p>The Charity Group of the Hotel by the Red Canal, Mandalay painted the campus of the Kuthodaw Pagoda, known as World&#8217;s Largest Book Heritage site on 11.11.2016.They announced at the Hotel social media page that anyone who wishes to join them in helping preserve one of the most important monuments in Mandalay.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="886" data-permalink="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/img_20161011_3/" data-orig-file="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20161011_3.png" data-orig-size="1600,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_20161011_3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20161011_3-300x169.png" data-large-file="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20161011_3-1024x576.png" src="http://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20161011_3-1024x576.png" alt="IMG_20161011_3" width="1024" height="576" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-886" srcset="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20161011_3-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20161011_3-300x169.png 300w, https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20161011_3-768x432.png 768w, https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_20161011_3.png 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
<p>The stupa itself, connected to the outside entry by means of a long corridor, is set in the middle of a thirteen acre field of 729 pitaka pagodas or shrines (Dama Cetis). Each shrine contains a marble slab, inscribed on both sides with the Pali script text of a portion the Tipitaka (Pali spelling, or Tripitaka, in Sanskrit), Theravada Buddhism’s sacred texts. Taken together, they contain the entire text of the Tipitaka and thus form “the world’s largest book.”</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="885" data-permalink="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/20161011_160709/" data-orig-file="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161011_160709.jpg" data-orig-size="5312,2988" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-N910H&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476202028&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00095057034220532&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="20161011_160709" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161011_160709-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161011_160709-1024x576.jpg" src="http://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161011_160709-1024x576.jpg" alt="20161011_160709" width="1024" height="576" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-885" srcset="https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161011_160709-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161011_160709-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hotelredcanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161011_160709-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
<p> The slabs were carved from white Sagyin Hill marble found just a few miles north of Mandalay. The work of carving began in October 1860 and was carried out in a special hall within King Mindon’s Royal Palace. Each slab is 5 ft ((1.5 m) by 3.5 ft (1.1 m) wide and 5-6 in. (12.7 – 15 cm) thick. The Buddhist scholar/carvers completed their task in May 1869. If spread out horizontally, the slabs would cover a third of an acre (.1 ha); stacked vertically, the ‘pages’ would rise 340 ft (103 m).</p>
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<p>The charity group of Hotel by the Red Canal would like to preserve the Heritage and Historical attraction places in Mandalay and they would like to sustain of Myanmar Culture.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mandalay is located 716 km North of Yangon. It was the royal capital of the last two kings of Myanmar, and is the cultural and religious centre of Buddhism. The city is also famous for its traditional crafts. Mandalay has a tropical wet and dry climate. The Mandalay streets are laid out in a grid system, and are numbered east to west (up to 49th) and north to south (over 50th).Addresses show the block where the building is located by giving the main street which it is on and the streets which is between: for example, 56th (between 19th and 20th Street). There are Six Townships, namely Aung Myae Thar San, Chan Aye Thar San, Mahar Aung Myay, Chan Mya Thar Si, Pyi Gyi Tagon and Amarapura. Moreover, Mandalay is well known for its pagodas and historical buildings; Maha Muni Pagoda, Maha Thatkya Thiha Pagoda, Shwe Kyee Myin Pagoda, Sanda Muni Pagoda, Kutho Daw, Atu Mashi Monastery, Golden Palace Monastery, Mandalay Hill, Yankin Hill and U Bein Bridge. The heart of the city dominated by Zegyo market. The Clock Tower, built in 1903 to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. Eain Daw Yar Pagoda, a very popular pagoda known [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mandalay is located 716 km North of Yangon. It was the royal capital of the last two kings of Myanmar, and is the cultural and religious centre of Buddhism. The city is also famous for its traditional crafts. Mandalay has a tropical wet and dry climate.</p>
<p>The Mandalay streets are laid out in a grid system, and are numbered east to west (up to 49th) and north to south (over 50th).Addresses show the block where the building is located by giving the main street which it is on and the streets which is between: for example, 56th (between 19th and 20th Street).</p>
<p>There are Six Townships, namely Aung Myae Thar San, Chan Aye Thar San, Mahar Aung Myay, Chan Mya Thar Si, Pyi Gyi Tagon and Amarapura.</p>
<p>Moreover, Mandalay is well known for its pagodas and historical buildings; Maha Muni Pagoda, Maha Thatkya Thiha Pagoda, Shwe Kyee Myin Pagoda, Sanda Muni Pagoda, Kutho Daw, Atu Mashi Monastery, Golden Palace Monastery, Mandalay Hill, Yankin Hill and U Bein Bridge.</p>
<p>The heart of the city dominated by Zegyo market. The Clock Tower, built in 1903 to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. Eain Daw Yar Pagoda, a very popular pagoda known for fulfilling wishes. St Joseph&#8217;s Cathedral (Father Lafon Church), a gothic style church built by French Fathers in 1894. Shari Krishna Temple, built during the Japanese occupation during World War II. Gold leaf being made at the small workshop. Catch a film at Myo Ma and Win Light Cinema, the largest cinema in Mandalay. Htoe Mont, Mandalay&#8217;s most famous sweet snack, fresh fruits at Thit Thee Dan Market, Fresh vegetables from the many street sellers, Coconut rice and Biryani from the night time street sellers, Indian Snacks, Shan, Chinese and Myanmar foods, late night snacks at the 24-hour tea shops and restaurants along 35th St by the eastern edge of Yan Gyi Aung Bridge are part of Mandalay city.</p>
<p>North of Mandalay is the main historical and religious area of Mandalay with many ancient pagodas and monasteries. Sunset from the view of the Su Taung Pyae Pagoda on top of the Mandalay Hill is famous for its panoramic views over the city. U Khan Ti Museum which houses and interesting collection of historical and religious items at the footage of the Mandalay Hill. There&#8217;s also Kutheikhtaryon Ingyin Pagoda (Sal Tree Forest Pagoda), a man-made forest surrounding and ancient recling Buddha statue at the footage of the hill. Kuthodaw Pagoda, the biggest book in the world with 729 marble slabs etched with the words of Tipitaka won&#8217;t be missed out to see in Mandalay. Have fun at Yadanapon Garden with its 55 acres of green space with a zoo, swimming pool, and amusement zone. Can practice your golf swing at the Asia Centre Golf course and Keep fit by walking up Mandalay Hill. Paintings at the many art galleries at the base of Mandalay Hill is one of the attractive places for tourists. There are cold drink shops and tea shops scattered around the base of Mandalay Hill. National Theatre which hosts regular traditional performances. Shwe Nandaw Kyaung called Golden Palace Monastery , an ancient ornately carved teak monastery built in 1880. Atumashi Monastery , the largest monastery in Mandalay with a unique five-tied terraced roof is famous.Visit Mandalay Palace by entering through the main entrance, U Hteik Gate, on the east site of the moat.</p>
<p>Fresh Foods and vegetables available from the villages to the east of Mandalay at Nan Shay Market. There&#8217;s also have Myee Shay, Salads and other snack shops along 19th Street. Visit Mya Kyauk Monastery and ask for a bottle of mineral water from the Mya Kyauk natural spring. Yankin Hill, climb the hill to see views over the countryside and see the statue of three golden fishes at the top which are believed to bring the rain during droughts. And can learn to ride a horse or have a painball fight at Nature&#8217;s life.</p>
<p>You are most warmly welcome to the Royal City Yadanabon!</p>
<p>Writer @ MayMalarWin<br />
Photo Credit: Aditya Kumar</p>
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