There are well over 2,000 pagodas, temples, and other religious structures in the Bagan area of Myanmar. One of the most famous is the Shwezigon Pagoda, located just a couple hundred meters away from my guest house in the small town of Nyaung U.

This was my first day in Bagan, and instead of renting an E-Bike (I do that the next day), I set off on foot just to get my bearings and explore some of the local streets and the banks of the Irrawaddy River.