Amara Irrawaddy River Cruise, Myanmar

Day 5

 

	Irrawaddy Steamer heading upstream; how do they stay afloat?
	Approaching Mingun
	Moored at Mingun
	Running the gauntlet of souvenir sellers
	Mingun. Although we climbed the pagoda, in view of its unstable state and the fact that they have eathquakes in Burma from time to time I did not feel comfortable at the top.
	View from the top of Mingun Pagoda. The building with the red roof houses the Mingun bell.
	The Mingun bell
	Fruit seller
	Mya Thein Dan Pagoda
	The energetic climbed to the top.......
	Whilst others enjoyed the view from the bottom!
	Group photo before Sylvia and Hartmut left for Mandalay Back row L to R: Barclay, Marlene, Sue, Anetta, Hartmut, Jean-Paul, and Jacques Front Row L to R: Berndt, Mick, Ann-Michelle, Sylvia and Christine