Panorama Yangon (Rangoon)

... face once they understand you are interested. Update: they do become insistent sometimes, specially when it comes to changing USD to Kyat. - It is very peculiar to see that here, the professions are still grouped in associations ('gremios' in spanish). So you have the street with all the shops selling paper, others selling stamp, others musical instruments, and so on. - The hotel is payed in USD, but most of the other stuff is payed in Kyat. The rate we have payed is 1USD ...

... a bots i barrals i de forma continua. No hi ha clavegueram capac d'engolir tal quantitat d'aigua, aixi que no es d'estranyar que els carrers quedin inundats al cap d'un parell d'hores. Les visites s'han de gestionar adequadament entre les curtes estones que para de ploure i surt un raig de sol. Malgrat tot, una cosa es percep a primera vista. Estic davant un pais budista a on la construccio de pagodes i d'imatges de Buda es tan popular com la construccio de ...

... parties have been allowed to form ............and in fact on one occasion ..when the government did allow a peaceful pro democracy demonstration to take place...........many of the demonstrators were subsequently arrested .Iit is widely thought that the demo was only allowed to take place so that the government could smoke out, identify and then arrest any locals that were prepared to speak out!

On several occasions during our trip on occasions when we found ...

... of beef overcooked to leather status with a tomato and onion sauce. The waiter was extremely attentive though. I don't think he was more than 2 feet away the whole time. I was kinda funny. We stayed at the internet cafe until they threw us out! I would have stayed there until 5 am if they let me. Sweeny Todd was on the movie channel, it was almost at the same spot where I stopped watching it a few days ago. It was a very odd movie... We finally went to sleep around midnight.

... the end of the lake there was a floating shrine on giant swans - Shin Upagot Shrine. We took a break after the park at Romantic Restaurant. I did not find the ants on the table very romantic, but our fried rice was pretty good and it was nice to get out of the sun. We were both getting burns today. The staff was nicely dressed in white shirts, black pants and bow ties. While we were there I noticed that I was getting a heat rash on my arm. On the other side of the park ...

Back for a day before I fly home. It feels sad to leave any country, but especially when i will be starting be starting my journey home. I don't have allot to do here, but I am told to go to the riverside, which is a short walk away, by a guy who has family here. Local advice is always the best. I am also told to go up Sakura Tower for great views of the city. Sounds like a plan. I am trying to access my email, but seems to ...

... us on the street. Never did I feel in danger or afraid though. Many of the Myanmar people were just interested in learning about where we were from and saying hello. They usually asked where in the states I was from. When I would say California, they would respond with I love that NEW song, Hotel California, by the Eagles. We kept trying to tell them it was an old song, but it is the newest big hit there. Many also spoke some English and were interested in practicing with ...

... Myanmar who we met it's a non-issue these days, and they refer to the language, people, and state as "Myanmar," though they don't mind if one calls it "Burma" or "Burmese"--they just see this as the old way of referring to the country. Lonely Planet (the guidebook company that reigns supreme among the backpacking crowd) toes the line by referring to the country as "Myanmar" but the people, language, and culture as "Burmese," so I'll do the same in my writing ...

... jungen Moench kennengelernt der uns wirklich fuer 2 Tage auf Trapp gehalten hat und uns eine ausfuerliche Stadtfuehrung gegeben hat.Nach schon 2 Tagen waren wir begeistert von der Freundlichkeit und Offenheit der Menschen. Selbst ueber die verhasste Regierung wird offen gesprochen und die Verzweiflung ist sehr deutlich.Selbst wir haben Bekanntschaft mit den Regierungsleuten gemacht.Als wir am 2.Tag mit unserem jungen Moench unterwegs waren, in einen der heiligen Pagodas,wurden wir aufeinmal ...

... others to go. Despite "the lady" and assertions that Myanmar needs to be boycotted, everyone we spoke with was adamant that Myanmar needed more tourists to help the economy, build cultural bridges, keep the army in line, and give the people hope. We are of the same opinion and urge anyone looking for an adventurous and unique holiday to come here. Nowhere have we found the people to be as fun and the experience to be as unique. Our advice: GO! Myanmar (and SG) we'll miss you!!!!