It was nearly 12 hours chugging up the Irrawaddy in an almost empty boat. Slower than a bus but a lot smoother!
Took bikes for two days to pedal around Mandalay which is nice and flat, except for Mandalay Hill, which we felt obliged to climb. Then more temples, including a super wooden monastery.
Second day pedalled the back streets down to U Bein bridge, apparently the longest teak bridge in Asia. Spotted a temple and attached monastery and got given a guided tour by one of the four resident monks.
Since arriving in Myanmar the weather has been hot (35 degrees) so we've been tourists in the morning and lazy in the afternoon. Food and accommodation have been good and cheap - so far.
After conflicting reports of which parts are open, we're off to the hills north-east of Mandalay tomorrow, hopefully cooler than here.
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