"Bagan - Flatland of Ancient Pagodas" Pagan by herzog63

Pagan Travel Guide: 53 reviews and 74 photos

Bagan

Bagan is such a fantastic place! Lots and lots of 1000 year old Temples and it's pretty flat so it's a great place for bike riding and exploring the temples at your own pace. I only had a couple days to devote to Bagan. There are so many beautiful sites to see that a week or more (or month) would really do the area justice. I need to make a special thanks to VT Member Terrence - Ecuriosity. Without him I wouldn't have the proper names on most of my Temple photos! He has helped me indentify my photos and has helped me correct mistakes that I have made on my page! Thanks T!!!

Temples of Bagan

Temple

There are so many beautiful temples in the area and my time was so limited that I wanted to visit the more spectactular of the Temples.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Awesome Temples! Great Bicycling!
In a nutshell:Beautiful!!

Last visit to Pagan: Mar 2003
Intro Updated May 10, 2003
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Reviews (33)

The Ox cart isn't really an off the... Off The Beaten Path (5)

Well the ox cart isn't really an off the beaten path tip in Myanmar as they are quite common. I just loved watching... more travel advice

Zedi Favorites (10)

On the grounds of most all of the Payas you will see Zedi's similar to this one. They usually contain Buddha relics such... more travel advice

Atwinzigon Paya restoration Favorites (10)

When you walk behind the main building of the Atwinzigon Paya you will see this stupa. It was being restored while I was... more travel advice

Kings Throne?? Off The Beaten Path (5)

When I saw this sitting outside of Atwinzigon Paya I told my son it was an old Kings Throne! He was excited about it.... more travel advice

Things to Do (10)
See All Mahabodhi Paya
Transportation (6)
See All Horse Carts from Nyaung U to Bagan

Travelogues (1)

Written May 2, 2003

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Sunrise and sunsets of Bagan

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Comments (51)

zrim Oct 11, 2006 at 5:27 PM Report Abuse

I've been salivating over these pages for quite a few years Scott, finally I get to go there myself next month. Yippee!
BluBluBlu Aug 23, 2005 at 12:16 AM Report Abuse

Looks like temple heaven! Some lovely photo's in this section. I'll revisit the rest of your pages. Happy Birthday too! Happy travels, Blu
unravelau Sep 23, 2004 at 5:06 AM Report Abuse

Pagoda's everywhere is right. 5000? No wonder you couldn't remember the names. Sorry about the ruined film.....that shot with the baloons sounded great..... Thanks for a great page Scott.
kyoub Jul 17, 2004 at 12:06 PM Report Abuse

Wonderful pages and photos, as always.
darthmilmo May 3, 2004 at 9:48 PM Report Abuse

What a wonderful page Scott! Sounds like a scene from out of an Asian fairy tale... will have to follow on your steps, or shall I say bike :)... do have to say though, the picture of the Ox cart with the temples in the background is my fav!
awayhome Apr 12, 2004 at 11:23 AM Report Abuse

Look like you spend lot of time in Burma! I love to see the sunset at Bargan I think this place have the most beautiful sunset that I have even seen. Good job Scott (When I was there it's about 103F) -)))
roamer61 Mar 10, 2004 at 4:46 PM Report Abuse

Wonderful. To bad there is talk of building an observation tower. It was really reduce the feeling of the place.
Hosell Jan 22, 2004 at 3:53 PM Report Abuse

Wonderful page,temples and Pagodas!!.What amazing photos!!! good to see to King Hadji!! :-) and sorry to learn about the problem with your camera and film!
BerniShand Dec 28, 2003 at 7:43 AM Report Abuse

that photo of your son on the `Old Bagan` tip is just fantastic, I really enjoyed this page Scott
richiecdisc Dec 9, 2003 at 3:38 PM Report Abuse

Dang Scott, they are temples, not stair climbers. ;) The worst thing you can lose are photos, that really sucks. Hmm, wonder if I can squeeze Burma in too?