24 December 2013 – En route to Mawlamyien, Myanmar
A rather bumpy ride on a colonial-era train from Bago to Mawlamyien
A rather bumpy ride on a colonial-era train from Bago to Mawlamyien
A sunrise visit to the travertines of Pamukkle, Turkey – totally outside of visiting hours. We couldn’t help ourselves — we wanted to appreciate the magical beauty of this natural wonder without all the people. Pamukkle literary means ‘white castle’ and is a wonderful area to play around in )
Meeting up with a Hungarian friend, Mr Peter – whom we met while in Myanmar – in Moscow.
Walking around our hostel, Mile Map, in Bangkok.
We spent half a day at Novodevichy Monastery, and thoroughly enjoyed it – few people /tourists and enclosed walls make it feel like a peaceful sanctuary far away from Moscow’s hustle and bustle. But you still get the most awesome, amazing churches that are definitely worth seeing. Great weather helps too. The monastery was built…
We are off on Part II of our China adventure, starting with taking the Mag[netic] Lev[itation] train from Pudong airport to Shanghai!