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| Busy road in Twante |
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The towns of Twante is a short drive from
Yangon across the river of the same name. Where Yangon is a bustling city of
more than five million inhabitants, Twante show what Yangon might
have been had the British not established their base in the city.
A pretty sleepy town that can be reached either by
car or boat. The boat option is certainly a more attractive journey that begins
with a ferry ride from Yangon, across to the town of Dala on the other side of the
Yangon River for $2. From there you’ll need to wait for a pick-up truck bus
heading to Twante, which can take up to 45 minutes. Or, there are taxi waiting
around you could simply hire that.
Prior to Cyclone Nargis, the town of Twante was relatively
famous within Myanmar for its pottery industry, which has only partially
recovered from the devastating storm in 2008.
One attraction for tourists within the town, besides the fascinating
pottery factories, are Snake Temple where snakes are come to live in the pagoda
by themselves and Shwesandaw Pagoda, which is about a kilometer from the town,
and whose 76 meter high stupa is about the same age as Shwedagon.
ref: Simon Whiting
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| Ferry to Dala |
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| Pottery is the main business in Twante |
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| Pottery Oven |
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| Making a pot |
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| Drying Process |
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| Snakes at the temple |
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| Friendly snake and Nun |
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| Giving bath the snakes at the temple |
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