Mt. Popa and the Monkeys Who Live There

We drove up to Mt. Popa to see the view over the valley.  We didn't get to the exact spot we wanted (we figured that out later, oh well!) but we still had some nice views.

 

 We went into the village area at the base of the large rock you see above and saw the local wildlife.

 That's right, free range monkeys. The place was absolutely crawling with monkeys. At first we were all thrilled and snapping pictures right and left of the monkeys.  As you can see we got some good pictures.  Then we realized that they are pests and annoying.  Fun to look at on the one hand but seriously gross on the other.  They look cuter in the right setting.  On the plus side, it was the first time for us to see monkeys in the wild!

We took in the view that we did have and did a little shopping in the town.

 

Then we headed back down the mountain for lunch and more touring.  Oh ok.  One more monkey picture. 

 Patti, we thought of you the whole time we were hanging with the monkeys.  We know how much you love them.  Wish you were there with us;D