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2017/06/01-05 Myanmar trip

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Myanmar trip 01-05 Jun 2017. Day 01 - upon arrival at Yangon airport, we board the tour bus to travel to Kyaikhtiyo. The journey is around 209km.  The journey took around 4 hours to reach the Base. From there, we boarded the truck and took us 45 min to reach to the top. The truck will stop at mid way to drop / pick up passengers. Besides truck, the other way to reach you the top is foot tracking journey.  The truck will ferry max 42 people. The operator will wait until the truck is full before departure. There are seven rows in the truck, One row will occupy six people, if you occupy less than six, you have to pay full 6 people fee.  The truck journey costs around Ks2000 per way per person. The entrance fee to golden rock temple is Ks6000. Usd1 = Ks1350. Ks = Kyat, Myanmar currency.  At present, they are building cable car from mid way to the top.  Awesome views of the golden rock on top of the hill.  Day 2 - Kyaikhtiyo to Ba...

2016/08/18 Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka 佛教古迹

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2016/08/18  Polonnaruwa 佛教古迹,离Colombo约230公里。坐旅巴约5.30小时! 是十一到十三世纪建成,是保存相当完好的古迹。 当日入门票美金25,是蛮贵呀!这个古迹范围大,有点类似吴哥窟。从一个景点去另一个,需要车代步! 导游说下方的雕像是要提醒人们,从前有个出家人偷寺庙的东西,死后转世去动物! 佛塔。。。壮观!