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Today was another active day with an included hike to some of the hill communities around Kalaw. The hike was led by local guide Obama, who provided us with ample information about the local communities, the local flora and fauna. … Continue reading
In the Kalaw area a rotational market scheme is in operation. This means the farmers’ market is in a different location every day – and only returns to a location after five days. Today it was market day in Kalaw.
The farmers’ market is all about fresh produce, hence the market starts early in the morning. I therefor got up around 06:00, to have an early morning stroll around the market and see the market being set up.
When we got back from Mandalay Hill the hotel reception was packed. A group from India had just arrived and had started digging into the breakfast buffet. So – good timing to leave Mandalay.
We were now heading to Kalaw, further South and higher up in the mountains of the Shan state. A drive of about 250km was ahead of us. The first part on a modern highway – the last bit on a curvy mountain road. The trip took us about eight hours (including a good number of breaks … for coffee, lunch, toilets and banana cake).
We finally made it to Kalaw around 17:30 – with some time to spare to explore town (and its downtown Auung Chan Tha Pagoda) before meeting up for a Nepalese dinner.
