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BAGAN AND MANDALAY are 141 miles apart along the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, nine hours by a "fast boat", in our case, the good ship "Malikha".
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She looks a bit like the one on the left: but alas the shaded areas on both decks were enclosed by windows. It was definitely for foreign tourists, the $45 ticket price steep by Myanmar standards. And it was definitely into high tourist season: both decks were full.
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There is not so much traffic on the river, compared to the Nile or Niger...
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...but what there is, is interesting.
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Not much of fishing, from watercraft or shore,maybe these people were.
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One stop was made, maybe at Pakokku,...
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...where cargo is shipped; maybe bananas because...
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...that was the popular item with shoreline hawkers, as a boarding plank was positioned.
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Near Mandalay, is Sagaing, with its 1934 British built bridge, and ...
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...its 2006 Chinese built one.
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Sagaing itself is an important center of Buddhist teaching; the spires of its temples and monasteries sprout up and down its hillsides.

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Some craft are rather "doo-lux" craft, charging $240 for the trip .
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But, after nine hours of our crowded and noisy craft, Zhufeng looks at it longingly.
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Riverbank arrival: tour buses, taxis (formal and gypsy), and, behind the vehicles, horse drawn carts, and their drivers await. 
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Luggage is lugged down the plank and dropped on to a tarp covering the muddy bank, surrounded by passengers seeking theirs.


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One by one, the tag number is called out, one goes and shows matching number receipt to collect it. The on to the vehicle of your choice and your accommodations.
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