14. Mandalay, Myanmar ( Burma, Birma)

Mandalay Hill, Kuthodaw Pagoda site; we entered from Sandamuni Paya side and avoided paying 10$ fee which goes to government. / Mandalay Hill Kuthodaw Pagoda teren; my weszlismy od strony Sandamuni Pagoda i ominela nas oplata w wysokosci 10$, ktora idzie do kieszeni rzadu.

Three  or four years ago Mandalay's main mode of transport used to be bicycles. Today, in this city of 4 milion people, motorbikes and old toyotas are triumphing.
Streets have no names in here, they are numbered like in New York. Our hotel, Hotel 79 was on 79th street.
The air is very dry, polluted and quite heavy ( most probably because the rubbish are being burnt over here). Temperatures during the day are reaching 35C.