{"id":3953,"date":"2020-11-29T17:33:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T17:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/?p=3953"},"modified":"2024-02-15T21:47:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T21:47:55","slug":"myanmar-motorbike-part-3-pindaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2020\/11\/29\/myanmar-motorbike-part-3-pindaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar on a motorbike, part 3: Pindaya and the 8094 Buddhas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3953\" class=\"elementor elementor-3953\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58173172 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58173172\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c624ca5\" data-id=\"5c624ca5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01343d6 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"01343d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f0b7872 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 1, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fcf06e9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDay 159\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b7f90aa elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-compass\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPindaya, Myanmar\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5c90350 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-suitcase\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17930 Km\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa43617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aa43617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In commercial collaboration with&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/myanmarmotorbikes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Discovery Rides<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"leadin wp-block-paragraph\">Pindaya was the second overnight-destination of our motorbike road trip from Mandalay to Yangon. During our brief visit to the \u201cTuscany of Myanmar\u201d we saw, besides the beautiful views and a motorbike workshop, a striking cave that was covered from top to bottom with golden Buddha statues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Pindaya Town\" class=\"wp-image-3955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-01.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Pindaya Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Towards the Tuscany of Myanmar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two routes leading from Ywangan to Pindaya. The other one goes over the mountains, through some small villages. We would have liked to take that one, but since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/2020\/11\/21\/myanmar-motorbike-part2-ywangan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"our adventures and misadventures in Ywangan (opens in a new tab)\">our adventures and misadventures in Ywangan<\/a> took much longer than planned, we chose the straight, faster route, in the end. The views along this road were beautiful as well. Admiring the red and green valleys surrounding us, we started to understand why Pindaya is sometimes dubbed as the \u201cTuscany of Myanmar\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-09-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"On the road to Pindaya\" class=\"wp-image-3963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-09-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-09-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-09-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-09.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>On the road to Pindaya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We couldn\u2019t enjoy the views too long, though, before it got dark and foggy. Usually, we would prefer to reach our destination before dark, but this time the road was in such good condition and the traffic so calm, that driving in the darkness wasn\u2019t a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bad surprise upon arriving in Pindaya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just when we reached Pindaya, Seri noticed\nthat steering the bike had gotten harder. Johanna on the back seat could feel\nthe wobbliness too. Luckily, we were almost at the Mountain View guesthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The owner of the guesthouse welcomed us with enthusiasm. He congratulated us for living his dream \u2013 doing a motorbike trip in Myanmar. After talking about motorbiking and the Enfield for some time, he suggested we park it behind the house. He hopped on the backseat, to show Seri the way around the house to the parking entrance. Then he stated, that our rear tire was flat. Luckily, he promised to help us to get it fixed straight in the morning. He was such a kind and helpful man \u2013 later in the evening we saw that he had even covered the motorbike with a blanket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had some bad luck today. First the\naccident near Ywangan and now a flat tire. But we were happy that we had still\nmade it to Pindaya, and really enjoyed relaxing the evening in the comfort and friendly\natmosphere of the Mountain View Guesthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting the motorbike\u2019s rear tire fixed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as we woke up, Seri rode to a nearby motorbike workshop with the guesthouse owner. Fixing the inner tube cost only 5000 kyat, around three euros. Judging from the shape of the puncture hole, we had driven over a nail or another thin, sharp object in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-05.jpg\" alt=\"Getting the inner tube fixed\" class=\"wp-image-3959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-05.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-05-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-05-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-05-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><figcaption>Getting the inner tube fixed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pindaya cave and its 8094 Buddha-statues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After getting the tire fixed, and before heading\ntowards the Lake Inle, we checked out the most important attraction of Pindaya.\nThe striking Pindaya Cave is located on top of a steep hill, but we could drive\nalmost to the entrance of the cave. This one was the complete opposite of the\nempty, natural cave we had visited near Ywangan the previous day, but in all\nits glory and glitter, the Pindaya Cave was a really impressive sight as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-06.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of Buddha statues inside the Pindaya Cave\" class=\"wp-image-3960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-06.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-06-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-06-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-06-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><figcaption>Thousands of Buddha statues inside the Pindaya Cave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside this peculiar cave, one can find over 8000 Buddha statues (in January 2020 the exact number was 8094). The first one was brought there already in 1700s, but many of the statues are rather new. Inside the cave, there is even a maze made out of Buddha statues and a mediation cave that can be reached only by crawling through a small hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-07-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to the Buddha statue maze\" class=\"wp-image-3961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-07-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-07-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-07.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Entrance to the Buddha statue maze<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-08-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Small meditation cave\" class=\"wp-image-3962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-08-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-08-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-08-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/04-08.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Small meditation cave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Pindaya to Nyaungshwe by the Lake Inle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Pindaya we drove to the village of Nyaungshwe, located by the famous Lake Inle, some 60 kilometers from Pindaya. The views on the way were at least as gorgeous as on the previous day, and the picture of the wine valleys of Tuscany just grew stronger\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20abc52 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-3685 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20abc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6ff9b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-3685 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5e6ff9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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