| Place |
Date |
Weather |
Activities |
Bharatpur -
Agra |
Saturday, 01.02.2014 |
 22°C |
Fatehpur Sikri. Goodbye to Pahrlad. Hot food at KFC. |
| Agra |
Sunday, 02.02.2014 |
 19°C |
Clothes washing. Electric heater to dry it. New Chinese restaurant - clean and yummy! |
| Agra |
Monday, 03.02.2014 |
 22°C |
Taj Mahal. |
| Agra |
Tuesday, 04.02.2014 |
24°C |
Day at the hotel. |
Agra -
Delhi |
Wednesday, 05.02.2014 |
24°C |
Train ride from Agra to New Delhi. |
New Delhi -
Kuala Lumpur |
Thursday, 06.02.2014 |
20-34°C |
Day at the B&B. Working on our web site. Flight to Kuala Lumpur. |
Kuala Lumpur -
Yangon |
Friday, 07.02.2014 |
20-34°C |
Flight to Yangon. Kandawgyi Lake. Shwedagon Pagoda. Dinner in Chinatown. |
| Yangon |
Saturday, 08.02.2014 |
34°C |
Helen faints and bangs her head on the floor. Sule Pagoda. Irrawaddy River and Strand Hotel. |
Yangon -
Mandalay |
Sunday, 09.02.2014 |
34°C |
Flight to Mandalay. Gold leaf factory. Carpenters factory. Marble cutting factories. Grand Palace. Sunset at Mandalay Hill. |
| Mandalay |
Monday, 10.02.2014 |
34°C |
Taungthaman Lake. U Bein Bridge. Maha Ganayon Kyaung Monastery. Sagaing. Boob Pagoda - Kaunghmudaw Pagoda. Procession of girls and boys. Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda. Mahamuni Pagoda. |
Mandalay -
Bagan |
Tuesday, 11.02.2014 |
34°C |
Boat trip down the Irrawaddy River all the way from Mandalay to Bagan. The engine broke down twice. Horse and cart ride to our hotel. |
| Bagan |
Wednesday, 12.02.2014 |
34°C |
Palm sugar distillery. 777 steps to the top of Mount Popa. Min Nanta village. Lacquer factory. Boat trip along the Irrawaddy River to see a red sunset. |
| Bagan |
Thursday, 13.02.2014 |
34°C |
Pagoda Day! Another procession of children becoming monks and nuns. Dinner and puppet show. |
Bagan -
Inle Lake |
Friday, 14.02.2014 |
30°C |
Flight to Heho. Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung Monastery. Hot Springs. |
| Inle Lake |
Saturday, 15.02.2014 |
30°C |
Helen misses boat trip on Inle Lake due to diarrhoea. Swimming gardens and other attractions on Inle Lake. |
Inle Lake -
Pyin Oo Lwin |
Sunday, 16.02.2014 |
28°C |
Flight to Mandalay. Taxi to Pyin Oo Lwin runs out of fuel. Walking tour through Pyin Oo Lwin. |
| Pyin Oo Lwin |
Monday, 17.02.2014 |
 20°C |
National Kandawgyi Gardens. Strange Buddha shrines inside the Peik Chin Myaung cave. Pwe Kauk waterfall. Aung Htu Kan Tha Pagoda. Heavy rain in the afternoon. |
Pyin Oo Lwin -
Hsipaw |
Tuesday, 18.02.2014 |
 25°C |
Bus ride from Pyin Oo Lwin to Hsipaw. Walk through Hsipaw. |
Hsipaw -
Pang Kam |
Wednesday, 19.02.2014 |
30°C |
Hike to a Shan village. Overnight stay at the Chief's house. |
Pang Kam -
Hsipaw |
Thursday, 20.02.2014 |
28°C |
Trek back to Hsipaw. Washing clothes. |
| Hsipaw |
Friday, 21.02.2014 |
30°C |
Boat trip along the Dokthawady River. Free afternoon. |
Hsipaw -
Yangon |
Saturday, 22.02.2014 |
28°C |
Two teak wood monasteries. Shan Palace Villa. Convent. Night bus to Yangon. |
| Yangon |
Sunday, 23.02.2014 |
34°C |
Goodbye to Nigel and Cynthia. Yummy strawberry tarts! Gift for Kelvin. 3 hour train ride around Yangon |
| Yangon |
Monday, 24.02.2014 |
34°C |
Kirsten gets a hair cut. Computer day. |
Yangon -
New Delhi |
Tuesday, 25.02.2014 |
34-19°C |
Kirsten's birthday flight to three countries. |
New Delhi -
Kathmandu |
Wednesday, 26.02.2014 |
20°C |
Flight to Kathmandu. Visas for Nepal. ATM problems. Regular power cuts. Great restaurants and bakeries in Thamel. |
| Kathmandu |
Thursday, 27.02.2014 |
18°C |
Computer day. Pizza night. |
| Kathmandu |
Friday, 28.02.2014 |
20°C |
Helen with diarrhoea again. Computer day. |
