Short Stay in Yangon

Myanmar is definitely one of the Asian destinations that travellers really wanted to go. Since it’s opening to the world, many travellers have great statements about the country, good or bad, it’s still the place to be. Apparently every traveller needs a visa to enter the country even for me who’s coming from the same Southeast Asian nation. But that did not deprive us from going there.

It was a short trip from a busy work so we only went to Yangon in Myanmar. Apparently afraid of getting templed out too being the country as the land of golden pagodas. But then hopefully i could go Mandalay or Bagan soon when I got the chance again.

Anyhow we started our city walks from the hotel to the downtown Yangon where the City Hall is located just across the Sule Pagoda

On that area also we can see the Independence Monument, the Hall Of Justice Building and some old buildings in Burmese architecture. Most of the time we head to one place through a taxi where we can pay either in kyat their local currency or US dollars. It’s good that we had a great weather during our stay. That means the main tourist attraction in Yangon which is Shwedagon Pagoda is lighted in its golden glory. It’s definitely a sight to behold.

Undoubtedly the biggest golden stupa i’ve seen, way bigger than Bangkok’s temples, Shwedagon Pagoda complex is huge that one can be mesmerized and how people pay respect to the shrine. The ticket to the Shwedagon Pagoda that day can still be used as ticket for night photo opportunities so better keep those tickets.

For Burmese food, we really appreciated our lunch and dinner at Feel Myanmar restaurant. It’s quite costly but the experience was really great.

Aside from Feel Myanmar, we also experienced to eat Shan Noodles on the streets and their version of Chicken Biryani Rice. The Yangon trip was one of the most memorable even if it was a short stay.