Author Archives: Pat Feldhaus

Started the day by seeing 3 lionesses meandering on the road as the sun was rising.  After a male rhino with family charged our jeep. we saw a harem of impala, herds of wildebeasts and Cape Buffaloes, a dazzle of … Continue reading →

     Our day started in Katha with Kathy helping a crew member serve food to the monks by placing a hard boiled egg on top of each bowl of rice which the ship provided.     After breakfast we boarded local … Continue reading →

     Today in Katha encompassed 3 highlights of our trip to Myanmar.  It began with Kathy assisting a crew member by placing a hard boiled egg on top of each monks’ bowl of rice provided by our ship.     Then … Continue reading →

  The beetle-nut chewing captain enjoyed quizzing me on Burmese language:  “Knee-kung lah?”(How are you?) “Kan day”(Fine)  And then he’d flash a huge smile.     Early in the day we passed through the 3rd defile(gorge) with dense jungle like vegetation covering … Continue reading →

     Our beetle-nut chewing captain enjoyed testing me with Burmese questions:  “”Knee-kung lah?””(How are you?)  “Kan -day” (Fine)  And he’d flash a big smile.     When we cruised through a 29 mile long defile (gorge) with dense vegetation covering the … Continue reading →

     After wending my way through very aggressive vendors, several crew members hoisted me into a waiting ox cart.  Our first stop was the Mingun Bell, the world’s largest working bell, where I rang it 5 times before going … Continue reading →

     Our morning excursion took us to Mandalay, the last royal capital which is also the religious, cultural and economic capital of upper Burma with a population of 2 million.     We stopped for photo ops of the Royal Barge, … Continue reading →

    Sailed by the confluence of the Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers as we chugged up the river to Yandaboo, famous for its production of terra cotta pottery from the river bank clay.                … Continue reading →

     In the morning some of our group hiked up a mountain to visit a stupa and then descend 1,000 steps to the river bank where villagers performed an elephant dance.     We arrived in Bagan later that afternoon and transferred … Continue reading →

     This morning as our boat sped toward Sale, Daniel gave a presentation on how to set up a Myanmar altar to Buddha.     Once we docked in Sale, Daniel procured a very basic ox cart with large wooden wheels.  I … Continue reading →