bagan, here we come. ♪ >> a thousand years ago, bagan was the capital for a long line of kings.he even older. as elsewhere in this part of the world, in many of the buddhist temples here, far older animist, spirit-based beliefs coexist with more recent buddhism. and in myanmar, worship of the nats is wide spread. nats, as i understand it, are more like greek gods, former humans, demigods, spirits, often with very human qualities and failings. dance performances pay homage to the individual nats, performers claiming to actually channel them, bringing about, one hopes, a beneficial spiritual possession. ♪ but i'm not just here for a nat pue. i have a list, things to eat in myanmar, and this is one of them. chicken curry. and from roadside joints like this nestled among the temple ruins, you're more than likely to catch a very enticing whiff. just delicious . they always have, like, these relishes, these dippy type things, these, like, really interesting salads, and i'm, like, not really a salad guy. the salads here are, uh -- they're happening. spicy, sour, salty, savory, just del