Mawlamyine

Lovely lovely Mawlamyine! What else is there to say? Three huge golden rocks balancing a top one another with a magnificent Pagoda perching on the pinnacle, all piled on top of a mountain with spectacular, panoramic views - making the two and a half hour slog to the top worth the pain; the worlds largest reclining Buddha measuring 250m in length; the Kyaikthanlan Paya, a stunning pagoda with panoramic views of the town and river, especially spectacular at sunset; divine riverside Burmese restaurants; a lovely huge hotel room over looking the river with wonderful sunset views and a lovely morning sun; the delightful Ogre island (where tourists aren't allowed at night as that's when the Ogres come out!) On the island we were shown around the rubber band factory, given bread from the pastry factory (both very small rural and locally run 'factories'), welcomed into numerous homes for Myanmar snacks, lunc hand tea, shown family businesses making all beautiful wooden sorts from walking sticks and musical instuments to pens and smoking pipes. All in all, a really wonderful town and experience!
Unfortunately, wifi is not strong enough here so I am not able to attach photos to this post but they will come later on!