What goes up must, at some point, come down. Having slogged up Mt Popa yesterday, it was now our turn to enjoy a day of largely downhill riding as we headed back to Bagan. After the initial exhilarating downhill run, the return journey took a slightly different course to our outbound track before eventually joining the main road to Bagan that we had taken yesterday. However, on the way back we had time to stop off at some of the roadside craft villages that we had only been able to glimpse the previous day. One such place was engaged in the production of palm sugar, which they then fermented and distilled into a sort of rum-hooch concoction. An interesting drinking experience, but I would not want to indulge in too much of the stuff.
Shortly before arriving back in Old Bagan, we visited a lacquer-ware factory, where we were able to observe the craftspeople engaged in all the stages involved in creating lacquer-ware products, starting with the weaving of the cane basket framework, coating it in lacquer resin, and finally painting on the decorations in gold leaf.
Shortly before arriving back in Old Bagan, we visited a lacquer-ware factory, where we were able to observe the craftspeople engaged in all the stages involved in creating lacquer-ware products, starting with the weaving of the cane basket framework, coating it in lacquer resin, and finally painting on the decorations in gold leaf.
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