On the next day we went on a trip to nearby mountain, where the Nwa-La-Bo Pagoda is. It took us 4 hours to walk up and down again, it was hot and we still felt weak, but it was very nice. The landscape and the views are great and the best were 3 people who accompanied us during the whole walk, 2 monks and a Burmese. We could learn a lot about their country, culture and also the language.
The Pagoda is something similar like the Golden Rock (which we visited after this one), but we were the only people going to the top, so it was a very quiet and relaxing place. The Pagoda are 3 stones, one above each other, which remains mysteriously in their position.
The town of Mawlamyine isn't big, but it's lovely situated on the board of a river and on some small hills behind are many pagodas from where it´s possible to have a great view of the surrounding landscape.
From Moulmein we went by boat upriver and after 6 hours we arrived Hpa-an. On the way we passed through a beautiful scenery with small villages and fields.
In the town of Pa-an itself isn't a lot to do, but the countryside offers some nice places to visit. In the morning we went to Mount Zwegabin, at the base is a field with over 1000 Buddha statues. After an 2 hour climbed we finally reached the top from where we enjoyed a nice view. Also Fredi liked it, just a pool with water he missed, it was a bit to dry for him.
In the afternoon we continued to visit Saddar Cave. The entrance is a big hall and the interior is full of Buddha images, afterwards it's possible to walk through the cave and after 15 minutes we came to the other end where a small lake is. On the way to the cave we drove through rice fields and fishing houses.
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