16 December 2013 – Bagan, Myanmar
First day in the ancient city of Bagan — and what do we have for you? Why, Sergey’s new beard of course.
First day in the ancient city of Bagan — and what do we have for you? Why, Sergey’s new beard of course.
Drinking tea is the popular past time in Chengdu, China — so we join in — and its delicious!
We go up and up and up on the bus from Chengdu to Kangding — the starting point for our Tibet adventure.
Another day by the sea — this time at Gonio beach, maybe 20 minutes outside of Batumi by bus. The beach is very clean, if still pebbly. The sea is beautiful. There is also fascinating ruins of a Roman fortress, turn Greek settlement, turn Georgian settlement, turn Turkish garrison. Or some such. Pretty neat stuff, highly…
Rainy, rainy day on Koh Lanta. At least our bungalows — the Fruit Tree Lodge in Long Beach — are very nice.
Arrival in Ankara after (another) torturous bus ride. Turkey is really big! and buses take forever. But then again — they are cheap and convenient.