Nonsense Hour: Stupefying Bagan and MonesteTerrific Mont Popa

We made up with stupas in Bagan, because, well, Bagan is unbelievable. Bagan is a not so big area (as in: cycleable, see below) in Burma, with hundreds of stupas built between the 9th century and October 2013.

We first enjoyed Bagan by driving around to visit some of the main stupas and temples. We also decided to leave the parents for a day in order to bike around, because we hadn't biked in some mud for waaay too long.

Monique is now an expert rice grinder

Burmese stroller

Travelling is hard because we walk from 6 a.m. to midnight every day.

Picture taken right before some bat poop fell

Family dinner in Bagan

Biking in style

Biking in even more style

Tough mudder, our favorite

Alina learnt that there is in fact a difference between $2 glasses and $200 glasses

View from our hotel. No Big Deal

Monique rocking her local outfit bought at the market that day

HOT

Bagan is nice to explore by car. It is even better visited by bike. But what really beats everything else is getting on a hot air balloon and viewing the site from a few hundred meters of altitude:

It all starts with drinking coffee at 5am

The balloons are there, waiting for you!

And then we inflate the balloons

Boarding at gate A12

Boarding at gate A13

Aaaannd we are in the air!

Jeremy is capable of looking good in all types of situations

"I'm in a balloon. It's terrifying, but I guess I like it."

Alain and the balloon captain

Jeremy and the killer monster who lives in the balloon

The dream team, after the adventure

Champagne time!

We have diplomas proving that we went in a hot air balloon

Returning back home in style

We also made a stop at Mont Popa, a small temple/monastery set at the top of a small mountain. The views on Mont Popa are stunning, and so are the 777 steps to climb up to the top and see the also-stunning views from there.