Our last day in Mandalay was mostly rainy so we didn't do much. Based on the forecast it was supposed to stop raining for a few hours after lunch so we booked a driver to visit Inwa.
Lazed around most of the morning in our hotel room, then went out in the rain for lunch. We had tired of most of the places near us, so tried out Shan Ma Ma, a restaurant serving Shan food (as you could probably guess from the name). Shan food in restaurants is typically served buffet style, so we've been avoiding it, but we figured for lunch it would be fresh. It's also an open air restaurant which makes it more street-food level hygiene. Anyways we weren't really impressed, and I think it was why I got sick later on that evening.
After lunch the rain cleared up just in time for our excursion (yay weather forecast). It's about a 45 minute drive south to the jetty, and then a 5 minute (if that) boat ride across the Ayeyarwady to Inwa.
On the Inwa side, a million horse-drawn carriages were waiting to take us on the 90 minute tour of Inwa (it's the thing to do here). The track was really muddy from the rain and horses. The ride started off a bit bumpy but then we got to gravel / paved roads and it was smoother.
Saw a bunch of temples and pagodas. We needed to show the multi-day pass we had bought a few days ago to visit some sites. There was nothing special, (I took my camera out as a courtesy), but it was an okay way to spend the afternoon.
Took the ferry back across to where out driver was waiting, drove back to the hotel and so ended our touristing of Mandalay and area.
Towards dinner I started feeling not so well !(see lunch). Heather was okay so I joined her for dinner but didn't eat.
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