{"id":21045,"date":"2014-06-25T05:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T21:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/?p=21045"},"modified":"2014-06-25T05:30:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T21:30:28","slug":"where-to-go-in-mandalay-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/where-to-go-in-mandalay-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Monastic Mandalay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mandalay, famous for its gemstones, stunning temples and scenery, is a must on any visit to Myanmar.\u00a0Now you can fly business class direct (all the way baby), so we thought we should check out this developing city, and give you the scoop.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 6 things not to miss in Mandalay:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21056 lazyload\" alt=\"2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/2.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/425;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21055 lazyload\" alt=\"3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/3.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#1 &#8211; Mahagandar Monastery<br \/>\n<\/strong>It\u2019s always quite surreal to visit a monastery, such a quiet and spiritual place. Witness daily life at Mahagandar monastery, and catch hundreds of monks lined up in colourful robes to collect their food for the day.\u00a0 You\u2019ll certainly feel humbled by the experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21054 lazyload\" alt=\"4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/4.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/4.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#2 &#8211;\u00a0U Bein Bridge<br \/>\n<\/strong>This is an impressive 200-year-old bridge that spans the Irrawaddy River for a massive 1.2km. Constructed with 984 teak posts, this is the longest teak bridge in the world, and is simply stunning at dusk or dawn.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21053 lazyload\" alt=\"5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/5.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/5.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#3 &#8211; The Ruins of Ava<br \/>\n<\/strong>Be prepared for a boat trip, followed by horse and cart ride to reach the ancient city of Ava, formerly the capital of Mynamar.\u00a0 This old southern city of the Mandalay region provides a glimpse of local rural life.\u00a0 Here there is an old wooden Bagaya Monastery, where monks and students still live and study in the remains of the Royal Palace and Fort.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21052 lazyload\" alt=\"6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/6.jpg\" width=\"641\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/6.jpg 641w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/6.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 641px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 641\/480;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21051 lazyload\" alt=\"7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/7.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/7.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#4 &#8211; \u00a0Temples<br \/>\n<\/strong>This city is filled with temples (otherwise known as pagodas), but there are just three you really must see.\u00a0 The first is Kuthodaw, now a UNESCO site, which houses the world\u2019s largest book \u2013 729 pages of marble stone stabs of Buddhist scriptures.\u00a0 The second is Mahamuni Pagoda \u2013 which houses one of the country\u2019s largest and most revered gold-covered Buddhas, which grows daily as visitors to the temple leave their mark.\u00a0 And the third is U Min Thone Sae on the stunning Sagaing Hill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21050 lazyload\" alt=\"8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/8.jpg\" width=\"639\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/8.jpg 639w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/8.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 639px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 639\/480;\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21049 lazyload\" alt=\"9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/9.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/9.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/9.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#5 &#8211; \u00a0Local Markets<br \/>\n<\/strong>There is nothing quite like the colours, smells and sounds of a local market.\u00a0 Some not all good, of course.\u00a0 But it gives you a real sense of local life when you see mothers buying food, baby\u2019s napping in baskets, women sewing, while old ladies nap amongst the hubbub.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21048 lazyload\" alt=\"10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/10.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/10.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/425;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21047 lazyload\" alt=\"11\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/11.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/11.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/11.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/425;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#6 &#8211; Craft Workshops &amp; Lacquer Stores<br \/>\n<\/strong>From mining gold and precious gems, to making lacquer ware and silk weaving \u2013 Mandalay\u2019s craft is still the primary industry driving the city.\u00a0 Most workshops welcome tourists to come and learn about their crafts, of course with an exit through the gift shop.\u00a0 Tip: hire a guide for approx. USD$50 a day, and they can take you to the workshops and talk you through the impressive craftsmanship.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21046 lazyload\" alt=\"12\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d22ir9aoo7cbf6.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/12.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/12.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/12.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>When to go:\u00a0<\/strong>the best time to visit is Oct-April when it\u2019s cooler, avoid May and June when it hits 40 degrees daily, and July-August when it\u2019s crowded with European tourists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay:<\/strong>\u00a0We stayed at the Sedona Hotel, a 5-star hotel (with wifi!) that is clean, comfortable, and centrally located.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hire a guide. We used Exotissimo Travel, who were professional, knowledgeable and spoke excellent English \u2013 absolutely worth every penny!<\/p>\n<p><i>Thanks to Silkair for sponsoring our visit to Mandalay.\u00a0 From more travel inspiration on Myanmar, check out our Top Picks of Bagan, coming soon.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mandalay, famous for its gemstones, stunning temples and scenery, is a must on any visit to Myanmar.\u00a0Now you can fly business class direct (all the way baby), so we thought we should check out this developing city, and give you the scoop. 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