Kyaiktiyo

Kyaiktiyo (pronounced shiatkiyo), is a huge sacred golden rock, in Kyaikto, Myanmar. Today with events and protests I do not know what travelling is like nowadays, but when I went it was beautiful and relaxing and had such nice people who were also so poor and were subjected to a military dictatorship regime. Some of the people there speak very good English and they even dare to talk to tourists. I found it very interesting to get to know a little more about their life. Kyaiktiyo is a gold-covered rock. The monks go there to meditate and bring golden leaves that cling to the rock. They say it is a very small rock with a lot of gold stuck to it! What is most impressive is not that it is huge, but also that it looks like it is about to fall.