Monthly Archives: January 2013

     Today in Katha encompassed 3 highlights of our trip to Myanmar.  It began with Kathy assisting a crew member by placing a hard boiled egg on top of each monks’ bowl of rice provided by our ship.     Then … Continue reading →

  The beetle-nut chewing captain enjoyed quizzing me on Burmese language:  “Knee-kung lah?”(How are you?) “Kan day”(Fine)  And then he’d flash a huge smile.     Early in the day we passed through the 3rd defile(gorge) with dense jungle like vegetation covering … Continue reading →

     Our beetle-nut chewing captain enjoyed testing me with Burmese questions:  “”Knee-kung lah?””(How are you?)  “Kan -day” (Fine)  And he’d flash a big smile.     When we cruised through a 29 mile long defile (gorge) with dense vegetation covering the … Continue reading →

     After wending my way through very aggressive vendors, several crew members hoisted me into a waiting ox cart.  Our first stop was the Mingun Bell, the world’s largest working bell, where I rang it 5 times before going … Continue reading →

     Our morning excursion took us to Mandalay, the last royal capital which is also the religious, cultural and economic capital of upper Burma with a population of 2 million.     We stopped for photo ops of the Royal Barge, … Continue reading →