The Wonders of Shwezigon Pagoda, & the Streets of Nyaung U (Bagan, Myanmar)

[@PlanetDoug]

TIME STAMPS: 1:25 Outside Shwezigon Pagoda; 4:15 Souvenir Stalls; 6:40 Inside Shwezigon Pagoda; 10:38 Walking to the Irrawaddy River; 12:57 Backstreets of Nyuang U; 17:12 U Yan We Hpaya; 17:51 Thatthe Mokgu Hpaya; 22:37 Downtown Nyuang U; 23:00 Ending My Walk with a Cold Beer; 24:41 Returning to the Golden Rose Guest House

[@agentmmarts3059]

Great job there Mr. Douglass. Keep on your great tour Sir. #SafetyFirst.

[@dashingmay]

If you plan to take the train back to Yangon, please be sure to specify that the compartment that you'll be in have a connection with other sections. Thanks for sharing!

[@FunCook100]

Are you planning a 5 snack challenge?

[@khinmyoeaey6560]

I appreciate you for your valuable time. Thank you so much for your video.

[@johnthwin469]

very very nice

[@rajeshkumarvishwanadhan8925]

Nice

[@PlanetDoug]

Thank you. 🙂

[@WanderEats]

Those extra yellow subs with added info are very much appreciated Doug... goes to show the hard work you put into guiding us along with you. Can't wait to see more of Bagan through your lens mate.

[@PlanetDoug]

Thanks! The yellow subtitles are a funny part of making these videos. With a written journal, you write it down the next day, so all your memories are in order and you've had a chance to learn things and get all the facts straight. But when you make a kind of video diary like this, you are recording in the moment, and half the time I have no idea what I'm looking at or talking about. It's kind of strange.😀 So I end up adding the names of temples and that sort of thing later on AFTER I shot the video. It would be nice to know everything before you go out exploring, but it doesn't really work like that, does it? 😀

[@WanderEats]

@@PlanetDoug yup.. story of my life too :)

[@angellin1532]

They are so nice to you

[@somnathchanda1250]

clean place

[@ZawZaw-ei5qk]

Welcome to Myanmar 🇲🇲

[@henrykai777]

Hello! Nice video! I’m planning on visiting Burma next summer. My sister is currently in Taungyi for a month assisting at a hospital for her pre-med studies. I was born and raised in Loikaw, Kayah state, moved to the US in 2011. It’s been too long. I can’t wait to go back and see my relatives and friends. Watching your videos remind me of the many memories of my childhood. Pax Christi!

[@myohtetkyaw6986]

welcome to myanmar

[@PlanetDoug]

Thank you. 🙂

[@aungkhinesoe]

It’s a perfect timing. Bagan is officially recognized as a World Heritage Site just a few days ago. 🤩🤩🤩

[@joewin2853]

Very nice, still garbage everywhere in the video. :D

[@PlanetDoug]

It happened on the day that I went to see the Bagan Archaeological Museum, so it was perfect timing. I had even been thinking about how strange it was that Bagan WASN'T a World Heritage Site yet. And then, suddenly, it was. 🙂

[@jamilyzakaria]

Nice video Doug. The bamboo fences reminds me of my childhood at a village in Kelantan, Malaysia during the 1970's.

[@PlanetDoug]

I really like things like this simple bamboo fence. When you travel around Asia, you start to wonder if there is anything that bamboo can't do. It's a very useful plant.

[@chosett]

I was in Bagan years ago but don't remember touring Nyaung-U/Nyaung Oo. I do know it's just outside the Bagan archaelogical site. The village you walked through is typical of rural life on the banks of the Ayeyarwaddy River. In December 1966, while serving in the Burma Navy I was temporarily stationed on a river gunboat and we went all the way from Yangon to Mandalay. It took a week as we stopped for the night in every major town. I remember when it was my turn for sentry duty up on the gun turret, the clear skies full of stars, so beautiful! Anyway, I have never forgotton the sights and sounds of river life along the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River which reknowned English author Rudyard Kipling described so vividly in his famous poem, "The Road To Mandalay." In case you haven't heard: UNESCO has declared Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for listing. The Myanmar proposal to list the site was approved at a meeting of the U.N.’s cultural body in Baku, Azerbaijan. The decision recognises the importance of the central Myanmar site - which includes more than 3,500 stupas, temples, monasteries and other structures built between the 11th and 13th centuries - and will likely be a boon to Myanmar’s tourist industry. The Myanmar proposal to list the site was approved at a meeting of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Looking forward to viewing your next adventure on the plains of Bagan with thousands of Buddhist temples, pagodas and stupas dotting the countryside in magnificent splendor.

[@agentmmarts3059]

Great job Mr. Douglas. Keep up Sir.

[@PlanetDoug]

Thank you. 🙂

[@fernandomofreita79]

Enjoy your visit to Bagan! Thousand of temples to be seen. Stay healthy!

[@PlanetDoug]

I imagine no one knows the exact number, but Wikipedia says there are 2,229 religious structures in total in the Bagan area. That's incredible. As I mentioned in one of these videos, even if you visited ten temples or pagodas a day, it would take you 223 days to see them all. And originally, there were over 10,000. 🙂

[@TrainFreakCow12]

Hi from North East Australia. Doug wow your videos. hope you show more . enjoying watching your walks. lol middle of the day. i want to visit there one day. Keep yup the good video

[@CL-mt3mn]

Glad that you are exploring the beautiful village of Bayan. Nice walk by the river and through the covered walkway. Most important your health is permitting. Enjoy all the beautiful sights.

[@naylynn.aung.yangon]

18:03 Thatte Mogku Phaya, the word “Phaya” means Pagoda. So that’s Thatte Mogku Pagoda.

[@ikhwanfikri7517]

After you travel in Myanmar, you can continue your tour to Indonesia. In indonesia, there are many tourist objects

[@ewengillies9826]

Thanks for the interesting walkabout. It appears to be a very laid back place bit obviously full of history with so many old buildings etc. Good to see you back in better health with all that walking. Enjoy your trips about the places you go so informative and educationally sensitive. Keep safe and waiting for your next adventure. Boat trip sounds pleasant way to get there as river views are usually so different. Bushyboy Oz.

[@danielgold7692]

Love ur video from 🇲🇲.

[@war2MAI]

Long stay in Myanmar and exploring. Thanks for coming our country and have a pleasant trip.

[@kenengimaging]

Hi Doug, what camera were you using to film this video? Thank You for sharing your experience! 🙏

[@stevesett1130]

Finally your are in Bagan: I was looking forward to your vlog in Bagan. Keep yourself hydrated and safe, Doug. Cheers!!

[@mnk379s]

Thanks for the video Doug, keep up the good work.

[@shellylim1451]

yaaay thank you for another update! I was raised in both Burma and the US so this brings me such nostalgic memories!

[@nihmungdc2875]

Happy to see you again

[@San_8n9]

Glad you're enjoying around Bagan. I always get anxious when I see tourists like you wondering alone with all those camera and stuff. I don't mean to sound scary or worrying. But I am worried something bad would happen. Please don't let your guard down cos you never know. I am burmese myself....

[@agentmmarts3059]

Great. Hope to be in #Bagan soonest.

[@EatNukeTV]

Can't wait for the next vlog

[@henrykai777]

5:50 Chinthe literally translates to “Lion”

[@zawmyoaung005]

You should go and try at sunset garden restaurant in the evening which is near by new Bagan town. The restaurant was located at the Irrawaddy Riverbank. Sunset from that place is amazing.

[@1daSoul]

Hi Doug... there is a free apps called "VoiceTra"..... it will translate what you said in English to Burmese or vice versa. That will be very helpful for you to talk with local. Cheers !

[@PlanetDoug]

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out. Crazy as it sounds, I came late to the world of smart phones. I bought my first one just a couple of years ago when I first arrived in Kuala Lumpur. And I was amazed the first time I tried using the voice part of Google Translate. I had long conversations in Sumatra with local people that didn't speak any English. We just handed the phone back and forth as we talked. It wasn't perfect, but it got the job done. Maybe VoiceTra works even better.

[@Joe-hz6uc]

U can ride airballon in Bagan To view all of the pagoda from the sky.

[@fabianchan7]

Your bike is still kept in Malaysia, right?

[@PlanetDoug]

Yes, my bike is still in Malaysia. Hopefully, it is still in good condition and not too dusty 🙂. I'm thinking about taking it for a ride around Malaysia soon - perhaps along the east coast. I think the weather is supposed to be good there in August or September.

[@aungkhantooa.k.o377]

🤗🤗🤗

[@talhahabdullah8980]

21:36 mobile mother. Nice name for a shop.

[@namkhamged]

Sadly Bagan is located on top of the Sagaine fault line which is highly prone to earthquake. I cant imagine what the city would look like during its glory days

[@Joe-hz6uc]

Thanks for coming myanmar.your next trip should go to the unexplore beautiful place that are Mandalay and KyaikHteeYoe Pagoda.Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda is located in Mon State.if u reach that place u can find how amazing of this really is.U can go There With by train.Train will give u more experience.Gokteik Viaduct the jawdropping railroad bridge in myanmar u can cross there it by walking or by train.U can google about Gokteik bridge myanmar it's located in Shan State.

[@htetaunglinn8217]

10:16 the whole pagoda image appear and only in that little hole .mingalar par . :)

[@naylynn.aung.yangon]

10:16 Are you non-believer or what? Can those wonders be scientifically explain to make the impression that they are not because of the power of Buddha?

[@Lachmangyawaly]

Minglabs

[@Lachmangyawaly]

Minglaba

[@joenest7769]

Min ga la par, shin.

[@danielgold7692]

Love ur video from 🇲🇲.