Part 12A. Mandalay - morning

A full day to explore Mandalay and also to arrange a boat ticket to Bagan for the next day.

Near the hotel I found a motorbike driver who could drive me around in the morning, I would pay him 6000 Kyat ( app. 8 US$) for that.

First I went to the IWT office to buy the boat ticket and after that I went to see the jetty (Gaw Wain Jetty) where the boat would depart the next morning at 5am !



After that I went to Schwe In Bin Kyuang (teak Pagoda) but there was not that much to see and I went on to Mahamuni Paya which was very nice to visit. Free enterance but  there was a 'camera' fee of 300 Kyat






Also many ceremonies and processions taking place in this pagoda


The last stop in the morning was a work shop of Gold Pounders, you could see there the production of one-inch-square gold leaf sheets.


See pictures below



** Surroudings of Nylon hotel **



** IWT office - got my boat ticket here **



** Gaw Wain Jetty **



** On the way to Mahamuni Paya **



** Inside Mahamuni Paya - that's money in that cage !**

 

** Busy inside Mahamuni Paya **



** Shops and artwork inside Mahamuni Paya **





** Now on a motorbike to Gold Pounders district **



** Inside a shop in Gold Pounders district **