Temples. stupas, longyi clad men and women and laughing children formed a mosaic as Kathy, my MT nurse daughter, and I traveled with 30 Australians on the Pandaw Katha River Cruiser while the mighty, muddy Irrawaddy snaked its way into the heart of Myanmaer.
Starting with an afternoon tour in Yangon (Rangoon), Daniel, our excellent, enthusiastic guide, showed us the Shwedagon Pagoda, the largest and most sacred one in the world. Myanmar has 55 million residents, 8 major ethnic groups and 21 varieties of bamboo. He added, “By the end of the trip you’ll be templed out and stupa-fied.”
