Sule Paya Yangon (Rangoon)

Yangon (Rangoon) , Myanmar

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    Even a desperate uni student wouldn't drive that

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    Vu was up and gone early this morning, he has another wedding to go to down south. Then Vanh left at 8 and it was just Elizabeth and I. I wasn't feeling very energetic after another shocking nights sleep and the shops didn’t open until 10am so we wandered around to get some brekkie then bummed around the room until checkout time then got some …

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    The land of the Golden Pagoda

    We took a Jetstar flight from Singapore to Yangon. The flight was uneventful and we landed in Myanmar on time.

    The Yangon airport was small with not more than 5-6 aircrafts at the international airport. Though small the airport was well maintained and looked relatively new. While walking out to immigration, I glanced at the flights …

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    Capitalism Yangon style

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    ... ) I wandered the streets - my typical way of getting bearings and gaining a feel for a new place. As I walked around the Sule Paya (a monument in the centre of town), through the Mahabandoola Gardens and did a circuit back to the main station, it struck ...

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    Chapter 31: Me and Myanmar, Part 1

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    ... of the complex that are special for my birthday (Wednesday - Buddha's B-day!). On the way back to the hotel, I stopped by Sule Paya, where all the black market money changers hang out. You don't need to find them; they find you. I negotiated a ...

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    A Trip Back In Time

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    Flying from Bangkok to Yangon/Rangoon you have to set your watch back 30 minutes, they also say that you need to set your attitude back 40 years. The 'International Airport' was very interesting as it was in a bit of a delapitated state, it appeared ...

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    Yangon

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    ... could be so much better, if only, if only it had a decent government. I had a walk around in the afternoon and popped into Sule Paya to see if I could find Min Thu (My unofficial guide from my first time in Yangon). He was there as usual with his ...

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    In Myanmar/Burma!

    ... ve actually ended up in Myanmar/Burma! A bit of a last-minute decision, but it was easy to fly from Chiang Mai to Yangon (Rangoon) and I'm also travelling with Daren, a guy from the Boulder area I met before I left. I'm all for adventure and ...

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    A blast from the past!

    ... distance it shone in the blackness, a field of golden paya's immersed within tree's. It is definitely worth visiting. We did also visit the Sule paya in the centre, but for the amount we paid it didn't feel worth it, as it is easy to view from the ...

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    Rangon, Myanmar

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    ... 2000 year old Sule Paya near the city center and wash (pour water over like a baptism) the Buddha image 38 times. Reaching the Sule Paya in a round-a-bout circle in the city center, I was a little taken back about which Buddha to wash. There were ...

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    The absolute best eggs in all of Myanmar

    ... We then had a 30 minute walk around the block taking in the sights, sounds and very exotic smells of the locals market and Sule Paya, Yangon must be one of the only cities in the world with a massive golden Paya as a roundabout. We then made it onto ...

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    Yangon

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    ... , de quem vê poucos turistas por estas bandas.             Visitamos o Sule Paya, o pagoda que marca o centro geográfico e comercial da cidade, em volta do qual se desenrolam muitas das atividades ...

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    Burmese Days

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    Holy crap I'm in Burma. I mean Myanmar. I arrived in Yangon (Rangoon) yesterday, and immediately set my watch back 60 years. I'm glad I went to Thailand first, it served as a much gentler introduction to Asia than Burma would have. If Bangkok was ...