![Bullock Cart - a sure sign your are in rural Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490426.pNfREKz8.Mandalay1298.jpg) Bullock Cart - a sure sign your are in rural Myanmar |
![A ruined stupa along the road from Mandalay Airport to Inwa via Tada-U](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490427.LgYHgLaP.Mandalay1301.jpg) A ruined stupa along the road from Mandalay Airport to Inwa via Tada-U |
![Since we hadn't yet seen Bagan, these are amazing to us](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490428.6YJ5Vj8z.Mandalay1302.jpg) Since we hadn't yet seen Bagan, these are amazing to us |
![Ruins of an ancient zedi (stupa) N21 46.25/E095 58.52)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490429.HwXTt0kA.Mandalay1303.jpg) Ruins of an ancient zedi (stupa) N21 46.25/E095 58.52) |
![It seems that the ancient stupa ruins are being restored here](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490430.vAaq1yT8.Mandalay1304.jpg) It seems that the ancient stupa ruins are being restored here |
![Stupa south of Tada-U, (S21 46.38/E095 58.64)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490431.dTUHnuVg.Mandalay1305.jpg) Stupa south of Tada-U, (S21 46.38/E095 58.64) |
![The road from Mandalay Airport to the ancient cities of Inwa and Sagaing (N21 46.63/E095 58.71)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490432.ZdaMBoXR.Mandalay1307.jpg) The road from Mandalay Airport to the ancient cities of Inwa and Sagaing (N21 46.63/E095 58.71) |
![A large stupa south of Tada-U (N21 47.15/E095 58.71)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490433.h8UQwkNu.Mandalay1308.jpg) A large stupa south of Tada-U (N21 47.15/E095 58.71) |
![Restored stupa (zedi) between Mandalay Airport and Tada-U](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490434.ymvYOG2r.Mandalay1309.jpg) Restored stupa (zedi) between Mandalay Airport and Tada-U |
![These are impressive if you haven't been to Bagan, an advantage of coming to Mandalay first](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490435.Kam3Vau5.Mandalay1310.jpg) These are impressive if you haven't been to Bagan, an advantage of coming to Mandalay first |
![Gateway to a monastery south of Tada-U (N21 47.22/E095 58.76)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490436.vjP6XZ58.Mandalay1311.jpg) Gateway to a monastery south of Tada-U (N21 47.22/E095 58.76) |
![The landscape around Tada-U near Mandalay International Airport is scattered with old temples, many of which have been restored](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490437.7CrpJw8q.Mandalay1312.jpg) The landscape around Tada-U near Mandalay International Airport is scattered with old temples, many of which have been restored |
![...many of the ancient stupas in rural Mandalay have not been touched in centuries (N21 47.39/E095 58.69)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/126879548.1wEp37T2.235367447.jpg) ...many of the ancient stupas in rural Mandalay have not been touched in centuries (N21 47.39/E095 58.69) |
![Farmers in fields outside Tada-U](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490439.73ZnFUhr.Mandalay1314.jpg) Farmers in fields outside Tada-U |
![Railroad passing south of Tada-U, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490440.pppJusOX.Mandalay1318.jpg) Railroad passing south of Tada-U, Myanmar |
![Hutof woven palm, rural Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490441.5Fr7d314.Mandalay1319.jpg) Hutof woven palm, rural Mandalay |
![Restored pagoda - Tada-U, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490442.xsc3nCrt.Mandalay1320.jpg) Restored pagoda - Tada-U, Myanmar |
![Guardian lions at the restored pagoda of Tada-U](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490443.WvCwaK9z.Mandalay1321.jpg) Guardian lions at the restored pagoda of Tada-U |
![Tada-U, a town 12km north of Mandalay International Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490444.jL5m77kg.Mandalay1322.jpg) Tada-U, a town 12km north of Mandalay International Airport |
![Roadside shop outside Tada-U](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490445.kvxlIg66.Mandalay1324.jpg) Roadside shop outside Tada-U |
![Dry season in Mandalay Division (province), January 2010](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490446.XmauQaCM.Mandalay1326.jpg) Dry season in Mandalay Division (province), January 2010 |
![Burmese bullock cart near Tada-U, Mandalay Division](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490447.dJu3xsUk.Mandalay1328.jpg) Burmese bullock cart near Tada-U, Mandalay Division |
![Bridge over the Myitnge River between Tada-U and Yelungyaw](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490448.9gaiwtbo.Mandalay1329.jpg) Bridge over the Myitnge River between Tada-U and Yelungyaw |
![Crossing the Myitnge River 4 km south of its confluence with the Irrawaddy at Sagaing](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490449.4ZRtnIG5.Mandalay1330.jpg) Crossing the Myitnge River 4 km south of its confluence with the Irrawaddy at Sagaing |
![Pagoda landscape at the north end of the Tada-U Bridge over the Myitnge River](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490450.UAH1s5aY.Mandalay1334.jpg) Pagoda landscape at the north end of the Tada-U Bridge over the Myitnge River |
![Tada-U Bridge stupa](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490451.dhXfYCWt.Mandalay1335.jpg) Tada-U Bridge stupa |
![A traditional Burmese house of woven palm (dani in Burmese, nipa in Tagalog)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490453.J7RAKCMp.Mandalay1336.jpg) A traditional Burmese house of woven palm (dani in Burmese, nipa in Tagalog) |
![Our vehicle in Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490466.uH0bWe4q.Mandalay1347.jpg) Our vehicle in Mandalay |
![Flood plain not far from the eastern end of the Inwa Bridge, Myanmar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490454.d1hKAS4v.Mandalay1337.jpg) Flood plain not far from the eastern end of the Inwa Bridge, Myanmar |
![In the wet season, that temple is an island with all the surrounded area flooded](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490455.mRybdqyt.Mandalay1338.jpg) In the wet season, that temple is an island with all the surrounded area flooded |
![Three-Stupa pagoda near the Inwa Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490458.M5vbNq5T.Mandalay1340.jpg) Three-Stupa pagoda near the Inwa Bridge |
![The Jul 2010 image on Google Earth shows this temple as an island in the wet season - N21 51.55/E095 00.03](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490461.s1ioNI7X.Mandalay1342.jpg) The Jul 2010 image on Google Earth shows this temple as an island in the wet season - N21 51.55/E095 00.03 |
![We've just arrived in Mandalay from Yangon and are totally impressed](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490462.6XhPHmtd.Mandalay1343.jpg) We've just arrived in Mandalay from Yangon and are totally impressed |
![Rural temple near Inwa, Mandalay Division](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490463.ZXSHnLhQ.Mandalay1344.jpg) Rural temple near Inwa, Mandalay Division |
![...the guide had never been out there...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490465.uCdKq2kr.Mandalay1346.jpg) ...the guide had never been out there... |
![Bridge needed in the wet season when this becomes an island](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490468.G63xKjxA.Mandalay1348.jpg) Bridge needed in the wet season when this becomes an island |
![Sign dated 2551 in the Buddhist calendar (2008) ... Anyone able to read the name of the temple off that?](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/122490469.Au61EzIi.Mandalay1349.jpg) Sign dated 2551 in the Buddhist calendar (2008) ... Anyone able to read the name of the temple off that? |
![235367447.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/126879590.Hk75kKqi.235367447.jpg) 235367447.jpg |