Morning in Hpa-An

As it is typical for a capital city, Hpa-An which is the main city of Kayin state, is a busy place form very early morning hours. Working hours of the market determine the pace of the day. In the morning one can buy just anything there in amounts from retailing to wholesale. After dark, however, a...

Mount Zwegabin

Mt Zwegabin is, for residents of the state of Kayin, of a special significance. At the top  at the height of 2300ft there is a temple with a relic – a hair of the Buddha. In addition, the Burmese people in their majority are animists and they believe that spirits and holy souls live on the mountain...

Hpa-An i the Kayin State

From Yangon to Hpa-An it took us six hours in a rented car (with a driver), because the journey  by public transport would take twice as much. Being short of time, again we cannot be called real travellers, and again we behave like ordinary tourists. Shame on us! Would you excuse us for that? Hpa...

Off to Burma!

Don Mueang is the second airport of Bangkok, which currently handles domestic flights, an aggressive on the market low-cost airline AirAsia and a few others – local ones. We chose Nok Air, the Thai airline recently flying outside Thailand as well. Nok - means bird in Thai. The line has got beautifu...

On the way to Bangkok

Traditionally, the first stage of the trip was at Szczecin local airport Berlin - Tegel. As usual  it was  crowded mostly with passengers flying within  Germany .  It is high time  for the airport Berlin - Brandenburg were open .  The construction of the airport resembles that of Polish motorways,...

Muslim Temple Mount

In the centre of Temple Mount, the holiest site of Islam, there is a mosque the Dome of the Rock. It is the third most revered place in the world for Muslims, after Mecca and Medina. Unfortunately, Temple Mount, still remains a very politically sensitive place where there are often riots between Mu...

The Sabbath

On Saturday morning the Muslims are sleeping in after Friday, the Christians begin their weekend, and the Jews are hurrying to their temples for morning prayers. Several hours later the trading life of the city resumes but the Western Wall Square remains the most interesting place  where you can ob...

Via Dolorosa

The most important pilgrimage for Christians is the walk along Via Dolorosa (“Way of Grief", "Way of Sorrows", "Way of Suffering" or simply "Painful Way")  from Gate of Lions (or St. Stephen’s) to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, inside which there are five last station. Finding the stations of ...