March 20 - Mandalay - Got up early to rent bikes and explore the city and around. Immediately got sick after renting bikes and spent a few hours cleaning out my system. If I recall this is the 5th time. Gave me time to make French lesson flash cards out of business cards purchased at the market. After enough Imodium A-D to plug up a horse we left on our bikes. First we headed to the ferry station and bought slow boat tickets to Katha. Then took the highway headed for the longest and oldest teak bridge in the world. After going to far we found the bridge just in time for the nice light of the impending evening. The 18th century bridge is a little scary to walk on. It collapsed this time last year and one can see why. Really worth the bike ride and in my opinion the best attraction in Mandalay. After riding home in the dark we got some tasty chapati.