Destination
Mandalay
The natural focus of Mandalay (မႏၱေလး) is an abrupt hill, rising above a vast moated and walled square.
The natural focus of Mandalay (မႏၱေလး) is an abrupt hill, rising above a vast moated and walled square.
For many visitors, the historic sites around Mandalay trump anything in the city itself.
As you cross the Ayeyarwady on the busy new bridge, Sagaing’s uncountable white-and-gold stupas shimmer alluringly on a series of hillocks that rise behind the almost flat town centre.
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