Bagan
As mentioned previously, the central plains of Bagan are littered with temples. I’m
not exaggerating when I say temples are all over the place. On this occasion, time
was mainly spent exploring the inside of these amazing buildings. However, I couldn’t
resist climbing one of the higher temples and snapping a few pics of the surrounding
landscape.
Bagan dates back to 849 AD but between 1044-1283 AD the region reached its true
greatness, and it was during this time that these temples were commissioned. Today
roughly 2,000 remain.
In the morning, I emerged to steady rain and discovered my laundry still sopping
wet; this was enough to make me stay put one more day. Then, a horse and cart
took me to outlying temples not seen before. The day was beautiful and relaxing,
and I thought it extraordinary that people lived and worked amongst the temples. In
Bagan people farmed, kids played, cattle grazed, and, most of all, villagers still
worshipped at these thousand-year-old temples.