I have been feeling very bad the last three days, basicly not being able to do anything at all and haven't eaten almost anything. So waking up today and feeling just a little bit better was a great feeling. And I just managed to eat a small plate of pasta, so I am hoping maybe I finally start getting better now after a week. I think I'll go see a doctor in Bangkok just in case (didn't want to go to a local witch doctor after all) before continuing my trip in Thailand. Mom and Dad don't worry though, I'm ok and feeling better all the time! :)
So today is my last day in Myanmar. I spent the afternoon with my turkish friend, we went to see Shwedagon Paya, 2500-year old compound with 83 buildings. Quite a sight, have to admit. We were there at midday, which was a terrible timing, it would've been much more beautiful at sunrise or sunset. I found a movie theater near to my hostel, I think I'll go watch Tin Tin in the evening. Tickets cost 1-1,5 euros, so interesting to see how it is.
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Dec 20th, Kalaw, Olli
I was really lucky with my flights to Bangkok. On the first flight I didn't have anyone sitting next to me and on the connecting I got to the first row. My first night in Bangkok was also good, I spent a fun night with some other travellers. On saturday I flew to Burma.
Somehow I immediately felt like being in Burma when I stepped out of the plane. I didn't find my luggage, and there was no sign indicating where I should find it. When asking for help, people were friendly all right, but they just kept sending you to the next person until you were talking again to the same person with whom you started to. And finally the bag just appeared somewhere. Next thing that happened was a power failure. All the electricity went off just like that. First time when the flash light was useful, for sure not the last one.
I didn't have any reservations for accommodation, and it was surprisingly difficult to find a room. I spent a lot of time finding a room with an american guy I met in the plane. Finally we did manage to find one, I think it was maybe the sixth place we went to.
The next day we took a night bus to Kalaw, which took 11 hours. The bus was ok, even though the roads were pretty bad. Almost during the whole trip they played (very loud) popular western songs singed in some asian languages. At some point it started to annoy a little bit.. We arrived in Kalaw at 2 am as promised, and found immediately a nice place to stay. So everything was going fine. Until after sleeping maybe for two hours the shit hit the fan. After that I spent the next 15 hours running between my bed and toilet. I am still feeling really bad after all the puking and can't eat or drink anything. I was going to hike to Inle Lake tomorrow, but it seems like I have to change my plans a bit..
Somehow I immediately felt like being in Burma when I stepped out of the plane. I didn't find my luggage, and there was no sign indicating where I should find it. When asking for help, people were friendly all right, but they just kept sending you to the next person until you were talking again to the same person with whom you started to. And finally the bag just appeared somewhere. Next thing that happened was a power failure. All the electricity went off just like that. First time when the flash light was useful, for sure not the last one.
I didn't have any reservations for accommodation, and it was surprisingly difficult to find a room. I spent a lot of time finding a room with an american guy I met in the plane. Finally we did manage to find one, I think it was maybe the sixth place we went to.
The next day we took a night bus to Kalaw, which took 11 hours. The bus was ok, even though the roads were pretty bad. Almost during the whole trip they played (very loud) popular western songs singed in some asian languages. At some point it started to annoy a little bit.. We arrived in Kalaw at 2 am as promised, and found immediately a nice place to stay. So everything was going fine. Until after sleeping maybe for two hours the shit hit the fan. After that I spent the next 15 hours running between my bed and toilet. I am still feeling really bad after all the puking and can't eat or drink anything. I was going to hike to Inle Lake tomorrow, but it seems like I have to change my plans a bit..
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