ShweZiGon Stupa

ShweZiGon Stupa, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

I always enjoy going to the ShweZiGon Stupa whenever I visit my hometown.

It bring back my childhood memory like running and playing whilst parents offering rice, fruits and water to the Buddha in very early morning.

By the way, the locals refer this stupa as PhaYarGyi.

Bagan at Dawn

Bagan at dawn, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

This photo was taken from ShweSanDaw Zedi. It is the only zedi allows visitor to go up.

I had to wake up around 5am to get a place at zedi to take photos.

Anyway it was enjoyable moments because I visited my hometown as a tourist 20 years after I left.

Where is the Sunset?

Where is the Sunset?, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

Looking forward to view sunset... But.. :-(

Lighting of temples

Lighting of temples, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

When I went inside of the Dhammayangyi Temple in the evening, the natural light is still playing a pivotal role to make bright inside.

The Bagan architecture are still the greatest in our country.

Bagan in evening

Bagan in evening, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

I went to ShweSanDaw Pagoda and climbed up to the top to take famous Bagan Sunset photo. Unfortunately, the weather was not in favor to take sunset photo.

Everyone is disappointed. One lady told me that she came to view sunset for third time. That day was her last day in Bagan. I felt sorry for her. I really wish that she could view very beautiful sunset of Bagan.

Lovely Cloud

Lovely Cloud, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

I think the clouds are beautiful and took this photo together with a pagoda, near to the Ananda Temple

Bagan in the morning

Bagan in the morning, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

This is the view I have seen nearly every day until 1993. I used to live in Nyaung Oo (Bagan) until I passed the high school. Everyone said Bagan's scenery is amazing but I didn't realize it when I was there.

When I went back there for the first time in a decade, I realized that that is the most beautiful place... but changed quite a lot. We should keep ruins as it is. Otherwise it wont be an ancient city that people valued.

The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy, originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

The Irrawaddy river view from SoonOoPoneNyaShin Pagoda of Sagaing.

Kuthodaw

Kuthodaw , originally uploaded by ZackTwin.

The background is Kuthodaw Stupa and the foreground is one of the 729 stupas which house stone inscriptions, known as the world's largest book.