Mandalay
The old Myanmar capital is, as so many other places here, quite run down, but is surrounded by fascinating ‘deserted cities’, full of temples and pagodas, also in various states of disrepair.
The old Myanmar capital is, as so many other places here, quite run down, but is surrounded by fascinating ‘deserted cities’, full of temples and pagodas, also in various states of disrepair.
Except for the spectacular Shwedagon Paya – temple, pagoda, stupa -, Yangon is a pretty run-down city.
There are lots of ancient sites worth stopping for along the Panj River, the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan
The 11th Century town of Bagan on the Irriwady River is one enormous Buddhist temple complex, impressive in its extent and in the quality of some of its architecture, mysterious in its setting.