Ava

We arrived in Ava in the morning. We headed out by horse and cart to visit a teak monastery.   Although the idea of travelling by horse and cart sounded like a lot of fun, it wasn’t all that comfortable.  Overall, I enjoyed it but trying to take pictures while bouncing around on a horse driven cart wasn’t easy.  I was glad when it was over!

Ava is the ancient capital of Burma dating back to the 12th century.  We visited Bagaya Kyaung, which was built in the 1800s.  The entire monastery is built of teak.  On the way to the monastery we passed by ancient city walls and a series of old structures.

Similar to other stops, there was an abundance of stupas and pagodas in every direction that I looked.  There is something about these monuments and the daily life that goes on around it.  A water buffalo standing beside it.  Here I was marveling these monuments while the locals  played soccer next to it.  Just another day for them.