Reading the guidebooks, we were a little worried about transport between cities in Myanmar. However, we found it incredibly easy and inexpensive to book a nice, modern and comfortable bus. One travel agency was right next to our guesthouse in Yangon.

We made our way to the bus station for our next destination – Bagan (more specifically Oo Nyang).

Here’s a couple videos from the bus ride

These Temples were built over 1000 years ago when the empire was at it’s peak. They built thousands of Temples and over 2000 remain today.

The first day we rented bicycles to explore some of the closer Temples.

Not all of them are ancient as this gold plated one attests to.

Devotees can buy razor thin gold sheets that have been pounded down to place onto the Temple to pay merit and add luster.

(Above pic) You can see the gold sheets on the railing to the left

Our bicycles for the first day

Here is the pass you have to purchase to explore the Temples

The next day, we decided to go a little further so we rented electric bikes. In an effort to minimize pollution, the government doesn’t allow tourists to rent motorbikes.

We stopped by the very nice museum which showcased original artwork and sculptures from the temples.

We then hopped around to different temples and found at many we were the only people around. There was some signposting but it was helpful to have a supplementary book to explain some of the history of the temples

There are numerous temples in this area and some have people trying to sell art or souvenirs

We took a very long route around the temple area and my battery actually died on me! Luckily, I had the number of the shop that rented it to us and after a little wait, a worker met us where we were with a charged up bike.

We drove home in the dark when it was a little chilly on the bike.

Although most people in Myanmar are Buddhist, they also believe in spirits called Nats. These statues devoted to the 37 different Nat can be found throughout the nooks of the temples.