July 20, 2013 Posted by Ramon in Budget, Cycling, Dry Broadleaf Forests, Mandalay, Myanmar, Solo Hike, Sunrise & Sunset, Tropical Monsoon
Bagan
I climbed out of the Shwe Mandalar express bus groggily and somewhat curmudgeonly after being rudely awoken by the strident cry of the bus driver just as the bus squeakily rolled to a stop. Despite the lack of sleep, I found to my surprise that the bus ride had been far more comfortable than I had anticipated. For some reason I had expected the eight and a half hour ride to be on a cramped and very crowded bus that was not too dissimilar to the one that I had taken to get to
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