Welcome to the land of boundless beauty.
![Welcome to the land of gold](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MyanmarWeb-300x227.jpg)
Myanmar.
![Shwedagon Pagoda under a golden sky.](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ShwedagonGoldWeb-208x300.jpg)
The Shwedagon Pagoda under a huge golden sky.
![Waiting for illumination](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MonksWeb-300x222.jpg)
Waiting for illumination
![Rangoon scene](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DogsRangoonWeb-300x209.jpg)
Rangoon dogs, meditating.
![Bagan. A forest of temples.](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bagan1-300x203.jpg)
Bagan. A forest of temples.
![Bagan. 5000 temples or more, some from the 11th century](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bagan2Web-300x211.jpg)
There are more than 5000 temples and stupas in Bagan only, many from the 11th century.
![Another temple...](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bagan-TempleWeb-211x300.jpg)
Another temple…
![Almost as frequent as the temples, the cacti.](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bagan-CactusWeb-300x201.jpg)
Almost as frequent as the temples: the cacti.
![The giant pet guardians](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/LionBaganWeb-204x300.jpg)
The giant pet in front of pagoda No 658
![Even the buses are antiques](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Balloon-truckWeb-300x212.jpg)
Even the buses are antique.
![Most of the cows are reincarnations of buddhas, and it shows.](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/VacaWeb-300x212.jpg)
Most of the cows are reincarnations of buddhas, and it shows in their demeanor.
![A temple](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bagan4Web-300x206.jpg)
Temple No XX
![This one serves conveniently as a shadowy parking spot for bicycles.](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ParkirWeb-300x211.jpg)
A shady parking spot for bicycles.
![One dollar! One dollar!](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AnakWeb-203x300.jpg)
One dollar! One dollar!
![Entering Manuha Phaya](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MicroletWeb-300x198.jpg)
Entering Manuha Phaya.
![The horse's name is Shuimo. He is a good chap.](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CarriageWeb-300x205.jpg)
The horse’s name is Shuimo. He is a good chap.
![Perspective](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bagan-Temple2-300x210.jpg)
Perspective.
![The long staircase.](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bagan-longhouseWeb-300x203.jpg)
The long staircase to heaven.
![It's hot and dusty. The red earth](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bagan3Web-300x201.jpg)
Il fait très chaud. La terre rouge, hérissée de pinacles, transpire une poussière exsangue.
![The minibuses waiting in the shade, at the entrance of the big pagoda.](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Manuha-PhayaWeb-300x202.jpg)
The minibuses are waiting in the shade, not far from the big pagoda.
![Red Buddha](http://pascalhierholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Red-BuddhaWeb-300x220.jpg)
Red Buddha