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Cool Drink After A Long visit in Mingun
vuzu Says: It's nice to enjoy a cool drink at the nearby shops while waiting for the boat ride back to Mandalay.
1W1V Says: In 1790 Bodawpaya had a gigantic bell cast to go with his gigantic pagoda. Weighing 90 tons it is claimed to be the largest hung, uncracked bell in the world. The bell is about four metres high and over flve metres (15 feet) in diameter at the lip. You can scramble right...
chrisvandenbroucke Says: This Paya on the banks of the river looks very impressive but as you can see, when I'd done half of the stairs, I wondered whether there was more to see... and there wasn't. Stupid, tourist based paya.Forget it
chrisvandenbroucke Says: The Mingun Bell should be the second largest in the world.The one in the Kremlin is the biggest (see my Moscow tips) but this one is much nicer.You can climb inside and let your friends bang the bell so that you come out (nearly deaf) with the resounding noice in your head...
chrisvandenbroucke Says: Of course you may.But I don't know how. There was no office behind that sign post nor was there anyone to see.Besides, what could they help us with? The island is small so you can't get lost...
chrisvandenbroucke Says: On the one hour trip from Mnadalay to Mingun there's really nothing to see but some floating houses.People live on these bamboos and use it to travel around. They're like a kind of nomads
Mingun: charming Buddhist Island
chrisvandenbroucke Says: Here you find what was meant to be the biggest Paya in Myanmar.Earthquakes decided otherwise.Also an enormous bronze bell
chrisvandenbroucke Says: Well this is a nice view from the top of Mingun Island to the white pagoda beneath (which we didn't visit).
Street Food Cafe: Mingun Street Food
AngMimi Says: It would be very nice if I could stop each and every street vendor selling all kinds of Burmese Snack and fruits. You can easily find french crepes in Burma, very popular for breakfast, lunch and dinner. :-))Stop and buy some of the snack, I didnt buy because I need to catch...
chrisvandenbroucke Says: Everywhere in Mingun you can buy fried shrimps who look like tasty chips but are very hard to eat.They are salty, hard to bite and have absolutely no taste.Well, we tried them and broke no teeth...
AngMimi Says: Whistle.........Taxi....Taxi....!!!Hehe..Don't be surprised to find these Bullock carts as Taxi in Mingun. You can take the taxi from Mingun Paya to Hsinbyume Paya. Just a short distance, you can actually walk, but if you feel like sitting on a bullock cart, then go ahead...
AngMimi Says: After a heavy breakfast in Mandalay city, off we went to this jetty along irrawaddy river to take a chartered boat trip to Mingun. Its about an hour boat and 11km ride to Mingun. The weather is pleasant with cold breeze and tend to get hot later, and our boat don't have a...
1W1V Says: It is about 11 km upriver from Mandalay on the opposite bank of the Ayeyarwaddy and accessible only by river. The 45 to 60 minute boat trip to Mingun is very pleasant with plenty of life on the river to see. (see my Burma's transportation tips)
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In front of Mingun Paya under a tree. I had read in the LP guide book that the vendors here were pushy but we didn't experience that. Just the usual "Hello, Look at my store".
What to buy: You can get some locally grown peanuts and soft drinks, water and there are some souvenirs available too.
Updated Jun 11, 2003
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You see every girls, old and young Burmese ladies applied Tanaka on their cheeks. I find it very fascinating to see them with tanaka and sometimes with beautiful design of leaf, small whirls, round and heart-shaped. No wonder, all the women in Burma have the most beautiful complexion, no pimples or pigmentation. I have to try them :-))
Picture 1 : Nice complexion little girl
Picture 2 : In a hurry when applying tanaka, not so neat tanaka
Picture 3 : Tanaka is a piece of bark (sandalwood), grind with some water and apply in the skin. Can be bought in cream type too.
Updated Mar 2, 2013
AngMimi Says: Can't find any proper jetty to board the boat. So watch out for :1. Steps going down the steep riverbank of Irrawaddy River. 2. Watch for poorly tied railings too, the railings might give way and you be a humpty dumpty rolling down..hehe..3. You need to walk along wooden...
herzog63 Says: This is where the pain begins!! ahahha If you make the mistake or at least have the bad timing that we had to start your walk to the top at the high sun of the day. You have to remove your shoes. If you want to go up I would recommend trying to be here in the morning.
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US$3 to enter the Sagaing - Mingun Archaelolgical Zone. It also gains you entrance to all of the areas Temples. You must keep the ticket with you at all times. But I was never asked to see mine. It is valid for 5 days. For most people 5 days would be sufficient to see the sites that the ticket covers.
Written Jun 6, 2003
vuzu Says: For your information, traveller will visit the Mingun temple first when they arrive. It's hot in theafternoon and you have to take off your shoes when you climb up the temple.
herzog63 Says: This doorway was beautiful even though my photo didn't come out very well. The combination of the really bright sun and me not putting the right settings on my camera can make a beautiful setting look bad.
Mingun - A beautiful pile of bricks!
The highlight of the trip to Mingun is definately the Huge Mingun Paya. It is 50 meters high and was going to be 150 meters high but King Bodawpaya died and work stopped on it. It took 30 years to get...
If you are in Burma, you must visit Mingun. Take the lovely river cruise along the irrawaddy river from Mandalay, which I enjoyed so much :-)) It is a must to see the Giant unfinished Mingun Paya...
Mingun located in the northern part of Myanmar. Most people will travel from Mandalay to Mingun. There's only one boat ride service from Mandalay jetty to Mingun everyday. You have to purchase a pass...
Mingun Temple is to be the largest temple in Myanmar. It was designed to be about 200 feet high, however construction stopped. And the remains are only 90 feet high. This temple was built about 200......
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