Chapter 33: Me and Myanmar, Part 3  Trip Start Oct 01, 2003 Trip
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Where I stayed Naung Kham  Flag of Myanmar  , Wednesday, April
14, 2004  The bus trip on Monday from Kalaw to the little
crossroads town of Shwenyaung was possibly the worst
transportation experience I've had - ever. I got the last seat
in the very back corner of the rickety old bus, so I was smashed
in next to 4 other guys, and unfortunately I'm a few sizes too
big for the cheaper Asian buses. My legs didn't quite fit in the
space allotted, and to make things worse, the seat in front of
me was broken and the road was in typically awful shape, so the
hard plastic backing repeatedly slammed my kneecaps for the
entire ride. I actually had tears in my eyes for part of the
trip, and the bruises on my knees (and knuckles, from trying to
protect my knees) lasted a few days. Enough whining, though...
the torture was over after 90 minutes, and when I got to
Shwenyaung I promptly jumped in