Our adventure started on a sour note. The main road to Myanmar border was blocked by a strike by local student body. Our confidence to talk our way out was quickly dimmed as we were turned away. Just as we were cluelessly traversing through the side roads, to our relief, we ran into ‘Moreh Mani’. Mani came looking for us as we couldn’t meet...
Half of the day went in travel from Gangaw to Bagan, the land of Stupas (temples and can step in) and Pagodas (closed structure). Enroute Bagan at Sagaing, we stopped by a mom & pop grocery store to procure some lungis – Burmese ubiquitous dress for men, a tapered piece of cloth wrapped and tied as a protruding knot in front. I grew up wearing Lungi...