Feb 3. 22:30 hours
Nice ride to the Perfume Pagoda today. Approachable only by boat, so one hour on a small boat with rowers to get to the remote hilly area. Then a climb up to the chair lift area (avoides a 6 km walk straight up hill) and then a 15 minute walk up and down stone type steps. Worth it however.
One climbs down to a large cave with staglitites (sic) and pertrified trees, flowers and stones. Wonderful space with several alters. Very calming and interesting
Make me feel that this is the ultimate in "if we build it they will come". Now a whole industry related to getting yo there and extracting funds as one approaches and leaves.
The ride was near perfect. Cool weather, excellent road quality, beautiful rice fields and other fields, small towns and then the scenery of the boat ride.
Two pics of the Perfume Pagoda. One the expected, has the equivalent of scaffolding.
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