Temples in Bagan

At sunset, all tourists seek a place to watch the wonderful spectacle of the temples of Bagan. Who knows better than the drivers of all the wagons of horses on the way? It's the best way to visit Bagan. It is difficult to imagine what Bagan must have been, since only the most important religious buildings were made of permanent materials. The royal palaces and Kyaung (monasteries) were built of wood, so what's left is only a frail but beautiful shadow of what Bagan must have been in its period of maximum splendor. Nobody really knows how many temples were built. Supposedly, the official figure in the late 13th century was 4,446.

During my incredible visit of ancient Temples of Bagan I came across this small bus full of people who had traveled a long way to visit the whole city. I could not believe how many of them where on board but they seemed to me where very happy to reach the final destination.

We looked each other and smiled....