Myanmar
A bridge almost ruined our planned boat trip to Bagan
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Johan Kruseman
Updated on 14 August 2024
Updated on 14 August 2024
Continuing our road from Monywa to Bagan we were aiming to catch the local ferry from Pakkokku. When we asked for departure time and where to buy tickets we received a “no time, no tickets, only one boat”. At the ferry place we found the river (so far so good) but no boat. After an hour of waiting with many Myanmarese people our tuctuc driver (who had joined the waiting) told us the story. “Look, you see, the bridge, that is new. So now everybody takes the bus to Bagan. So no ferry. Look (pointing at a small wooden boat at the other side of the river), my uncle, brings people back to here. He can take you to Bagan.” And we discovered that all waiting people just enjoyed our company but didn’t need to go anywhere. So with the local ferry service stopped we found ourselves lucky to join this wooden fisherman’s boat.
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Traveled route: Yangon, Inle Lake, Lashio, Mandalay, Monywa, Bagan
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