{"id":3652,"date":"2017-11-03T18:08:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T17:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/?p=3652\/"},"modified":"2019-01-07T11:57:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T10:57:11","slug":"myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Mandalay in a wheelchair: discovering Buddhism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After <a class=\"lien-post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/category\/destinations-en\/oceania\/new-zealand\/\">a year of Working-Holiday-Visa in New Zealand<\/a> and <a class=\"lien-post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/category\/destinations-en\/asia\/\">three months travelling through south-east Asia<\/a> it was time to go back home. But before going back to France I was invited by&nbsp;<a class=\"lien-post broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/accessiblemyanmar.com\/\">Myanmar Accessible Tourism Center<\/a> and&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"lien-post\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miramyanmartravel.com\/index.php\/en\/\">Mira Travels agency<\/a> to help<\/span> them develop accessible travels for disabled people. So here we are in Myanmar during ten days to visit the country, test tourist sites accessibility and think about how to improve it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First step of our route: Mandalay. Today it is the second biggest city of the country, where a lot of business take place and Chinese people immigrate, but between 1861 and 1885 it was the capital of the Burmese Kingdom.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Sommaire<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dd2f9ddb76e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dd2f9ddb76e\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#Mandalay_royal_palace\" title=\"Mandalay royal palace\">Mandalay royal palace<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#Shwenandaw_monastery\" title=\"Shwenandaw monastery\">Shwenandaw monastery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#Kuthodaw_pagoda\" title=\"Kuthodaw pagoda\">Kuthodaw pagoda<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#Mahamuni_pagoda\" title=\"Mahamuni pagoda\">Mahamuni pagoda<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#Mahaganaryon_monastery\" title=\"Mahaganaryon monastery\">Mahaganaryon monastery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#U_Bein_bridge\" title=\"U Bein bridge\">U Bein bridge<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#Discovering_local_workshops\" title=\"Discovering local workshops\">Discovering local workshops<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#Mandalay_hill\" title=\"Mandalay hill\">Mandalay hill<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/en\/myanmar-mandalay-wheelchair-handicap-buddhism-travel\/#Accessibility_in_Mandalay\" title=\"Accessibility in Mandalay\">Accessibility in Mandalay<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mandalay_royal_palace\"><\/span>Mandalay royal palace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So it sounds like a good start to visit the former royal palace in order to understand this royal period. Let&#8217;s go stroll through those vestiges of a royal era which ended with the British colonists arrival. Historical buildings were destroyed by bombings during the second world war so those we can see today are replicas made of red wood and covered with golden leaves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3601\" style=\"width: 1097px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3601\" class=\"wp-image-3601\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786-300x200.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"A lot of those wooden buildings are covered by golden leaves. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3601\" class=\"wp-image-3601 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201087%20725%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A lot of those wooden buildings are covered by golden leaves. \" width=\"1087\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201087%20725%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1087w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9786-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lot of those wooden buildings are covered by golden leaves.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the fortress we also can see a replica of the lion throne (the original one is in Yangon in the national museum). It is the biggest throne, the one where the King used to sit in the company of his &#8220;chief wife&#8221;, one of his many wives. Indeed, the King was married to about fifty women and had more than one hundred children. Among those wives only four were very important and got to enjoy their own rooms inside the palace fortress.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3599\" style=\"width: 1085px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3599\" class=\"wp-image-3599\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762-300x200.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"The lion throne.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3599\" class=\"wp-image-3599 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201075%20717%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"The lion throne.\" width=\"1075\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201075%20717%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1075w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9762-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lion throne.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regarding accessibility there are three steps at the entrance but guards can open the front gate in order to avoid them. You just need your guide to ask for it.&nbsp;However, just after that, there are stairs with a dozen steps to reach the lion throne. Once at the top it is easier to take on the left side (when facing the throne) as it is more accessible. (On the right there are two steps and a gap on the floor). The ground is made of damaged concrete or packed gravels. It is not the easiest but it is possible to roll on it. All the buildings are not wheelchair accessible because there is at least one step to enter inside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shwenandaw_monastery\"><\/span>Shwenandaw monastery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This very beautiful building with multiple carvings is the only original vestige of the palace. It has been saved because the last king of Mandalay, King Thibaw, though it was haunted by his late father and didn&#8217;t want to live in it. Consequently he had it moved outside the fortress and offered it to a monk community. This way, transformed into a monastery, the building escaped the British bombings.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3604\" style=\"width: 1217px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3604\" class=\"wp-image-3604\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823-300x200.jpg?resize=1000%2C666\" alt=\"The building was dismantled and rebuilt after being transported. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3604\" class=\"wp-image-3604 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201207%20804%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"The building was dismantled and rebuilt after being transported. \" width=\"1207\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201207%20804%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9823-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The building was dismantled and rebuilt after being transported.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The building outside seems to have been covered by gold a long time ago. As for me I think this building is as beautiful as before (or maybe even more) without golden leaves as we can see the many carvings, testimonies from the past and its legends.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The inside, including a meditation area for buddhist monks, is still covered by gold. Although women are allowed to enter the monastery they can&#8217;t access the meditation space because it could distract men! So instead of working on their focus skills those gentlemen created a safety distance with women&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3605\" style=\"width: 1197px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3605\" class=\"wp-image-3605\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841-300x200.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"The meditation area inside the monastery.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3605\" class=\"wp-image-3605 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201187%20792%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"The meditation area inside the monastery.\" width=\"1187\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201187%20792%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9841-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The meditation area inside the monastery.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The site is not fully accessible. There are two steps at the entrance but guards can open the gate to avoid them. From there it is possible to see the outside but unfortunately it is impossible to see the inside without climbing about fifteen steps and step over a plank of wood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kuthodaw_pagoda\"><\/span>Kuthodaw pagoda<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Myanmar is a predominantly a buddhist country, there are pagodas everywhere, which are places of worship. Mandalay is no exception and we have been amazed by pagodas&#8217; beauty while looking at the Kuthodaw pagoda. Its architecture is very different from French churches and Indonesian and Malaysian mosques. In Myanmar &#8220;golden&#8221; is the key word! Many pagodas are fully covered by gold! Plus, to our surprise, this pagoda shelters &#8220;the world&#8217;s largest book&#8221;!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3611\" style=\"width: 977px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3611\" class=\"wp-image-3611\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885-300x200.jpg?resize=967%2C644\" alt=\"Kuthodaw pagoda.\" width=\"967\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3611\" class=\"wp-image-3611 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20967%20644%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Kuthodaw pagoda.\" width=\"967\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20967%20644%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 967w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9885-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kuthodaw pagoda.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indeed the pagoda is encircled by more than 700<a class=\"lien-post\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stupa\"> stupas<\/a>, each one protecting a marble slab. On those slabs are carved the complete teachings of the Buddha. Those texts include three parts: rules to follow as a monk, stories of the many Buddha&#8217;s lives and the buddhism philosophy.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3607\" style=\"width: 1002px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3607\" class=\"wp-image-3607\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858-300x200.jpg?resize=992%2C662\" alt=\"Some of the many stupas!\" width=\"992\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3607\" class=\"wp-image-3607 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20992%20662%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Some of the many stupas!\" width=\"992\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20992%20662%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9858-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the many stupas!<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of all the pagodas I visited, this is one of the easiest to go around in a wheelchair. It is possible to be dropped off just in front of the entrance. Then to enter the pagoda there are three steps but this is not an issue as there is a big ramp. After we get through this ramp the main pathway is accessible. To go outside of this main path it is necessary to go through small steps but this should be solved by using a foldable ramp.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mahamuni_pagoda\"><\/span>Mahamuni pagoda<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahamuni is an important pilgrimage place for Burmese people. This place shelters a huge Buddha statue of four metres high fully covered by gold. Each buddhist Burmese try to come here at least once during his\/her life to meditate and put another golden leaf on the Buddha. Indeed the ultimate goal for a buddhist is to reach the nirvana and one way to get closer to it in the next life is to donate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3592\" style=\"width: 981px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3592\" class=\"wp-image-3592\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166-300x200.jpg?resize=971%2C648\" alt=\"As in the monastery, women are not allowed to get as close to the buddha.\" width=\"971\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3592\" class=\"wp-image-3592 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20971%20648%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"As in the monastery, women are not allowed to get as close to the buddha.\" width=\"971\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20971%20648%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 971w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0166-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As in the monastery, women are not allowed to get as close to the Buddha.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are so many golden leaves that we can see some of them quivering on the Buddha chest and many gold garbages kilos are collected every year at the bottom of the statue. Burmese enthusiasm is almost as impressive as the statue itself!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regarding accessibility there are two steps at the entrance to access the pathway leading to the temple. This pathway is made of tiles so it is easy to roll on. However there is a step followed by a small gap between each corridor.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mahaganaryon_monastery\"><\/span>Mahaganaryon monastery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahaganaryon monastery is one of the most famous in Myanmar due to its strict discipline. I really liked this visit. We learnt a lot about monks way of life, Buddhism philosophy and its impact in a country where almost 90% of the population are buddhists and where every men, from seven years old, can become a monk should it be for a week or several years. The 1200 monks living in this monastery have to follow a training during five to seven years and, in spite of its difficulty, there are many candidates. Only the best, the ones who received two recommendation letters from another monastery, can hope to be trained in Mahaganaryon monastery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3581\" style=\"width: 966px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3581\" class=\"wp-image-3581\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022-300x200.jpg?resize=956%2C638\" alt=\"This young monk is one of the most lucky who have been selected.\" width=\"956\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3581\" class=\"wp-image-3581 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20956%20638%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"This young monk is one of the most lucky who have been selected.\" width=\"956\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20956%20638%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 956w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0022-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This young monk is one of the most lucky who have been selected.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We started by visiting the kitchens where volunteers cook the monk meals using the food donated to them. Indeed monks don&#8217;t cook and are not allowed to buy food. In order to collect food they walk in city and villages streets with a black pot in their hands. However they can&#8217;t ask for food so they need to wait until someone offer food to them. People can make offerings like that in the streets or they can donate directly to the monastery. In that latter case, they have to make a reservation early, six to twelve months before, as so many people want to do it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3579\" style=\"width: 1134px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3579\" class=\"wp-image-3579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010-300x200.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"Women who came donate directly at the monastery.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3579\" class=\"wp-image-3579 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201124%20750%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Women who came donate directly at the monastery.\" width=\"1124\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201124%20750%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0010-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women who came donate directly at the monastery.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kitchen are quite basic. Hygiene is relative: men cook most of the time shirtless and bare-footed, dogs and cats hang around and flies set down on food. The cooking is traditional: rice, vegetables, meats are cooked in very big pans or baked in wood-fired ovens.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3621\" style=\"width: 993px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3621\" class=\"wp-image-3621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977-300x200.jpg?resize=983%2C655\" alt=\"Rush time in the kitchen: it is almost lunch time!\" width=\"983\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3621\" class=\"wp-image-3621 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20983%20655%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Rush time in the kitchen: it is almost lunch time!\" width=\"983\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20983%20655%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 983w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9977-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rush time in the kitchen: it is almost lunch time!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While waiting for the lunch and the monks procession arrival, we explore the monastery. For some of them, it is shaving time. For others, it is time to collect food. We glimpse young boys wearing white. Our guide tells us that white robes are for pre-novice, too young to start their training, but granted to stay on the monastery premises.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3624\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3624\" class=\"wp-image-3624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996-200x300.jpg?resize=395%2C593\" alt=\"Once per week, monks shave their head.\" width=\"395\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg?w=979&amp;ssl=1 979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3624\" class=\"wp-image-3624 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20395%20593%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Once per week, monks shave their head.\" width=\"395\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20395%20593%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 395w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996.jpg?w=979&amp;ssl=1 979w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9996-200x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once per week, monks shave their head.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is now noon. It will be the monks final meal for the day, as they eat only twice a day, at 6am and 12pm. Their arrival follows a formal protocol: monks are aligned in two rows, holding their pot to collect their food and move slowly towards the dinning hall. Outside of this hall we briefly see homeless people waiting for leftovers that monks will be willing to give.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3582\" style=\"width: 1017px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3582\" class=\"wp-image-3582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027-300x200.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"It is 11.55am, the first monks are getting ready.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3582\" class=\"wp-image-3582 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201007%20672%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"It is 11.55am, the first monks are getting ready.\" width=\"1007\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201007%20672%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1007w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0027-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is 11.55am, the first monks are getting ready.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The monastery is really easy to go around in a wheelchair. I was able to go everywhere. Only the dining hall can be observed from closer by people who can climb two steps but we can still see everything from a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"U_Bein_bridge\"><\/span>U Bein bridge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After so many cultural discoveries it is time to relax and enjoy a stroll on U Bein bridge, the longest <a class=\"lien-post\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teak\">teak<\/a> bridge in the world as it is 1,2 kilometres long. The setting is really nice. On both sides of the bridge men are fishing from their boat or simply by walking in the river with water until their necks. It is the end of September: it is now the end of the&nbsp;rainy season. The river level started to go down but we still can&#8217;t see neither the trees trunks nor the ducks farms. For now only their roofs are visible. In a few weeks it will be dry season and the river will only be a memory. The bridge will be entirely out of the water and farmers will be back in their ducks farms.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3636\" style=\"width: 954px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3636\" class=\"wp-image-3636\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124-300x200.jpg?resize=944%2C630\" alt=\"Almost fully in the water! \" width=\"944\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3636\" class=\"wp-image-3636 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20944%20630%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Almost fully in the water! \" width=\"944\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20944%20630%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0124-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost fully in the water!<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regarding accessibility there are two steps at the beginning of the bridge, including a long one. The wooden boards ground is not very wheelchair friendly and quite shaky. The beginning of the bridge is easier to roll on but further away it is getting more difficult.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discovering_local_workshops\"><\/span>Discovering local workshops<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mandalay is known to have a lot of local workshops. So while we were here we took some time to visit a <a class=\"lien-post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.fr\/search?q=longyi&amp;safe=off&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjnut_4__TWAhVJNhoKHdJYC_UQ_AUICigB&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=803&amp;dpr=2\">longyi<\/a> (the traditional Burmese clothe) and a golden leaves workshops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weaving a longyi is a meticulous work which needs to be done by a patient person. Despite the rapidity of the young Burmese women, it takes one to three months,&nbsp;eight hours a day, to weave a longyi. The result is amazing. I couldn&#8217;t resist to buy one!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3586\" style=\"width: 999px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3586\" class=\"wp-image-3586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089-300x200.jpg?resize=989%2C660\" alt=\"Two women always work together on one weaving loom. \" width=\"989\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3586\" class=\"wp-image-3586 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20989%20660%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Two women always work together on one weaving loom. \" width=\"989\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20989%20660%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0089-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two women always work together on one weaving loom.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the golden leaves workshop work gets more physical. Making those leaves which will cover thousands of pagodas is not an easy work. After many steps, men hit vigorously the gold with a mallet in order to make it thiner. After which women pack the golden leaves carefully in small sachets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3594\" style=\"width: 972px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3594\" class=\"wp-image-3594\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209-300x200.jpg?resize=962%2C642\" alt=\"Gold is enveloped in leather to be protected.\" width=\"962\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3594\" class=\"wp-image-3594 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20962%20642%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Gold is enveloped in leather to be protected.\" width=\"962\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20962%20642%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF0209-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold is wrapped in leather to be protected.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is one step and one edge at the entrance of the weaving workshop. The shop is not accessible as there are steps at the entrance and it is too narrow inside to roll around easily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is one step to enter the golden leaves workshop and another to enter the shop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mandalay_hill\"><\/span>Mandalay hill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mandalay hill is the perfect spot to finish a day in Mandalay. From the top of the hill the landscape is magnificent. Rays of sunlight illuminate vast plains and make many pagodas shine while still hidden in those green fields.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3617\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3617\" class=\"wp-image-3617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927-300x200.jpg?resize=980%2C654\" alt=\"Sunsets' magic.\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3617\" class=\"wp-image-3617 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20654%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Sunsets' magic.\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20654%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927.jpg?w=1468&amp;ssl=1 1468w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.iwheeltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF9927-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunsets&#8217; magic.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of people reach the top of the hill by climbing many stairs. However it is possible to access the top of the hill by car. There are lifts to go at the very top. Unfortunately there are four steps to get to the lift which closes at 6pm. Also the safeguard rail around the hill is quite high so it is more difficult to have a good view from a wheelchair. If you can\u2019t stand on your legs you will have to glimpse between the holes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accessibility_in_Mandalay\"><\/span>Accessibility in Mandalay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">As in many others south-east asian countries we visited, rolling around Mandalay is not easy. Sidewalks rarely have curb-cuts and there is often an obstacle in the way. Consequently it is easier to roll on the side of the road. Also, if you are on a sidewalks be careful as there are holes that are big enough to fall into.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">For lack of a great accessibility, Burmese people are kind and very helpful. They will try to help you in any way they can.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regarding the accommodation I stayed at <a class=\"lien-post broken_link\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.hotels.com\/ho495195\/hotel-mandalay-mandalay-myanmar\/?pos=HCOM_UK&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;q-check-out=2017-10-30&amp;FPQ=1&amp;q-check-in=2017-10-29&amp;WOE=1&amp;WOD=7&amp;q-room-0-children=0&amp;pa=1&amp;tab=description&amp;JHR=1&amp;q-room-0-adults=2&amp;YGF=7&amp;MGT=1&amp;ZSX=0&amp;SYE=3\">&#8220;Hotel Mandalay&#8221;<\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">. Superior rooms are wheelchair accessible. There are about two centimetres edge to enter the room and then the bathroom but it didn&#8217;t bother me. The bathroom is big enough to roll in with a wheelchair and to transfert from side to side from a wheelchair to the toilets. However there is no handrail nor shower seat. <\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"> The hotel communal areas are wheelchair accessible. There are elevators and the restaurant is accessible also. 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