Ye Le Pagoda Kyauktan

This 3rd Century pagoda is situated 20 km south of Yangon. It is built on a small island on the tributary of Yangon River.

We have to take a boat to the island

Leaving the island

Ancient Portuguese Church

Only the walls of this church remain.

Tomb of a missionary

Thanlyin

On the third day, we visited Thanlyin. We stopped at the local market where we saw the little monks begging for food.

Kyaikpun

Built by King Dhammazedi in 1476, it consists of four Buddhas seated back to back against a square pillar.

Each Buddha is 30 m tall

Mahazedi Pagoda

Mahazedi means the Great Stupa. It was built in 1560 to house a tooth relic from Ceylon.

A steep staircase to the top

A sarong shop

We stopped at this sarong shop.

Shwethalyaung Buddha

This Buddha is revered throughout Burma as the country's most beautiful reclining Buddha. This Buddha is believed to to have been built in 994.

It is 55 m long and 16 m high

Striking the bell for luck