It was time to take the train again We had three days before our flight back! Bangkok; having chosen out of Mandalay, we now had to get there.Our arrival in Naungshwe (for Inle Lake) was by bus over the mountains, we are now going to repeat much of that trip in reverse, on the mall train Thazi; from there, we could then take the express train to Mandalay. With a lot of advice from the man in seat 61 we go by taxi to Shwenyaung, the nearest town with a Naungshwe railway station. Our taxi driver cheerily pointed out all the sites and temples we had failed to see in our too brief time in the region Arriving at the Shwenyaung station, it took us across to the ticket before saying goodbye- Time to Shwenyaung station
- A little colonial!
- Handwritten notes, so wonderful !!
The train arrived on time: departure on schedule was 9:40. We boarded and settled into our spacious seats, but dilapidated, and waited. We were in superior class seats with a comfortable and open windows 
It appeared that we would not leave on time. An announcement later informed us that there had been an accident further down the track, causing the delay (!): the train finally left half past one delay 
[the mail train at Thazi rocks and bounces in the typical Burmese fashion!
- The Circle of Life, unintelligent railway engineering to climb the steep slope
- Pull in station
- falconer child on the platform of a rural station
- The landscape in March
- another rural station
The last hours dragged a little, I am uncomfortable and worried. One of the girls in front of me was perched on a suitcase she had then slipped through, pushing me. She was also uncomfortable and worried as I was, the poor. The day was ending and darkness smothered earth , our vista disappeared. I read and doze.
Finally (a word I feel that I often use when writing about the Myanmar Railways) train Thazi pulled into station, miraculously only half an hour late! Tired and hungry, we followed the small crowd off the platform and found the ticket, stop buying tickets for our trip. Annoyingly, they would not sell them to us (probably could not be bothered with all the paperwork at that time of night) and told us to buy them in the morning. We walked the short distance to the guest house, hoping they would have room since we had not booked anything. a French couple were unloading their bags off a horse cart we arrived, they had also got off the train.super-friendly staff at Moonlight Guest House showed us what was available, we - coming second - got a double room ($ 10) fan and shared bathroom (share without one, the four of us were the only guests), while the French couple have air conditioning. Our room was tiny and fragile but had a quaint charm and was clean and neat.9:00 p.m. He was gone, we headed to the restaurant on the ground floor and we had to discuss with the brother of the owner. His English was excellent, he implied that he had lived for some time in America, and we discussed our travel options before and the Myanmar economy. He knew of a property in Yangon which had sold for two and a half million dollars (US) "in a city that does not even adequate sanitation" he said"so expensive!" On saying we intended to take the express train to Mandalay the next morning, he was keen to put us out :. he had once; but it was so terrifying that he had never repeated. He thought the train could jump the rails, it was so fast and so violently inflatable.We assured him that we had already mounted a Myanmar couple of trains and we preferred the bus. The next morning, our alarm clock rang at 3:30 , we quickly got up, dressed and left. The brother of the owner was and wished us a good farewell at the door.We went to the station, which was already very busy, and I sat with the bags while Chris bought our tickets ($ 7 each for upper seat on the train 3 ) .We waited on the platform, an employee of the station to where we needed to get up when the train came, how exceptionally organized! When the train did arrive (on time!) Transport numbers were in the Burmese script but we quickly found the right.
This train is express in Mandalay, was already full , we found our seats in the upper class seat :. these seats, in fact the whole journey, yesterday was about much more intelligent mail being the equivalent transportI huddled in my seat and quickly triggered train, rolling down the line. I now fully understood the alarm of man guesthouse to train, express train certainly lived up to its name. He moved so much faster than all trains in Myanmar we had previously been on the speed seemed to amplify the bumps and rocking. We were violently bounced in our seats as the train sped along to Mandalay: he did not feel safe at allWe have spent rustic scenes of farm life: cattle pulling plows and rotating the shaft; rice with cone workers. These cap pastoral scenes continued and repeated until we approached Mandalay; , then the landscape has become more urban: brick walls, barbed wire, warehouses and abundant litter pressing - rice
- Bullock cart
- Build the road
- As we approached Mandalay track litter was too rich to ignore.
- Looking across Mandalay
- Mandalay Hill, view from the terrace of the hotel roof - cocktail in hand
Flying back to Bangkok
a ten-day trip was not long enough, especially for both casual travelers like us. Our disinterest in Mandalay was testament to this, we needed to slow down, take a day or two 'off' between sites so that we can arrive refreshed and ready to embrace each new destination. again, there was so much to see, so many more places to visit and so many things to experience. I really want to come back, Myanmar / Burma over exceeded my expectations, it is a truly unique and fascinating countryI would soon be back if, while tourism is still relatively weak and flawed. This is a country on the brink of change. Even on this short trip across the country, visiting places of interest, we were constantly reminded that Myanmar was largely preserved tourism so far. We had a genuine, friendly helpfulness that is extremely rare in our world these days tourists devoured.
Keep exploring
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