We again ventured off the boat into Mandalay and headed to Amarapura. Amarapura is the former capital of Burma. Amarapura is part of Mandalay.
The U Bien Bridge was something to see. It was built-in 1850 and it the world’s oldest and longest teak wood bridge almost a mile long. We were taken out on lake in row boats and we crossed under the bridge and then back through. We were then taken to an area where we could enjoy the sunset behind the bridge while we sipped champagne.
The excursion itself was well done – our tour guides brought the bartender. Boat by boat we pulled up to them and they handed us champagne. More importantly it was fund to watch everyone crossing the bridge. Nuns in pink robes with shaved heads, Monks, locals and tourists all walking the bridge with the sun setting behind it.
If all that had been interesting enough, the our group of 50 had been divided up into groups of 4 to go out on the boats. I started to noticed that there were a few boats where the rower stopped rowing and started bailing. Glad I wasn’t in that boat.
when I went on a tour in China, I thought of it as paying a visit to our sponsors.
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