Thamada Hotel Yangon Yangon (Rangoon)

... I think it is beautiful and super encouraging when you see an the family, with all their children (no matter how young) in service and singing songs of praise to the Lord and partaking of the sermon of the pastor. We should take note and apply imitate their christian walk. The track was amazing to say the least but what truly blew me away was what I learned during my conversation with James. <br><br>Here is what blew me away. James told me that Brother Sein Thun walked ...

... on going restoration). The British built downtown is also quite special; the buildings would be very beautiful if someone just bothered to keep in good condition. It is also quite interesting that during the colonial time this city (then Rangoon) was one of the most developed cities in Asia and known for its universities.<br><br>Anyway, taking a night bus tomorrow evening to another former capital of this country, Mandalay, where I'll probably spend a couple of days.<br>

... br><br>There obviously were ethical decisions to make before travelling to Myanmar.......the main one being whether in travelling to the country you are directly handing money to a government that basically shafts is own people ...........a regime that ensures the local people are starved of any of their countries wealth .......that are cut off from the outside world.......unable to to access certain internet sites or TV channels ...........this control extends to the whole ...

... the central part of Myanmar. The British made up the name. However, Myanmar is a country of various groups, Indians, Thais, Bamar, hill tribes, Chinese, many groups. So why name it after just one group? She had a good point, but I'd have to look into it more. secondly, she pointed out how in Myanmar, everybody is free to be whatever religion they want. THere are muslims, hindus, mostly buddhists, and some Christians and Jews. They live ...

... 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 ...

... buy a horse cart and horse so I could drive the foreign tourists around?&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;You never know,&#8221; I said. &#8220;You never know.&#8221;<br><br>ON THE ROAD IN MANDALAY<br><br>Our next stop was Mandalay, a sprawling, dirty, dusty muddle of crumbling tenements and bamboo hut ghettos with a romantic sounding name. Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour would probably not recognize the place today.<br><br>One reason we returned to Mandalay on this trip was to ...

... like a garage with 30 people in it all talking English at the same time. We arrive to curious waves and hellos before the teacher, an energetic man with too much hair, spots us and announces our arrival to the class. We sit and chat for hours to the pupils about anything and everything. In the middle of a conversation,l if there is a gap, it will be filled by some else with a question. They want ...

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... outside of the major city of Yangon, and from what we could tell no bourgeoisie-type people wore it, making us think that it has taken on a gendered and class-related meaning among people with greater exposure to Western ideas of beauty. In fact it's not so much white as pale yellow, made from a type of root that is ground and then mixed with water so it can be applied to the body. It's not make-up in any sense to which we are accustomed: there's nothing subtle ...

... Before leaving, we checked the government exchange counter. The official there said very clearly that they offered the "OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE" of 400khat to the US dollar. You could almost see him hold his nose as he said this! Just checking. I'd been monitoring an online publication by Burmese expatriates in Thailand (The Irrawaddy News) and they reported the real rate was hovering close to 1200. Oddly, one of the few online exchange sites that ...