SEA Games 2013 in Myanmar

So I went to Myanmar in December last year. I did quite a lot of travelling there. I went to Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Pyin Oo Lwin. Of course, I went to Naypyitaw as well because the opening ceremony for the SEA Games was held there.

I reached Naypyitaw on the 9th day of my trip at Myanmar.

A little bit of background of Naypyitaw:

Nyapyitaw is the current capital of Myanmar. It is the 3rd largest city in the country. The government ministries are all shifted to Naypyitaw because it is more strategically located. The city is divided into different zones: Residential, Military, Ministry, Hotel.

Bus terminal in Naypyitaw

Because Naypyitaw is a very new city, the infrastructure and roadworks are totally different from the the other places that I have went in Myanmar. Naypyitaw is definitely cleaner and more organised. And for the same reason, is is so clean that they have nothing there. All I see there were residential area, governments offices and hotels. I can count the number of shopping malls there with 1 hand. This is definitely not one of the spot that I would go to if SEA Games wasn't held there.The places are so well divided that all I saw in one zone were all hotels, and the next zone all the residential houses, and so on. The hotels are not even strategically located in the city for easy access. Why would I even want to stay there?

About the place, it is definitely neat and tidy, but there is nothing to do there and everywhere is inconvenient from the hotel. I wouldn't anyone to go there unless u have something to do there, like SEA Games this time.

Ticket Sale Centre

Before that we had already purchased the tickets for the opening ceremony, so we just need to collect our tickets from the sale centre.

Tickets for foreigners

Tickets for locals

The tickets that we got were the first class seats. We got mixture of locals and foreigners in the group so I got to see the difference in the tickets. The first class seats for foreigners cost USD50.00 while local can get it for 5000Kyat  (~USD5.00). That is like 10x the price for foreigners! Well, I could understand that they wanted to give some privileges for the locals so I am willing to pay for the high cost.

We still cannot get into event area with just the ticket itself . We still need to get a clearance pass from the Accreditation Centre. It is located near the event area (Wuuna Theikdi Stadium).

Accreditation Centre

When we reached there, we were shocked by the amount of people queuing to get their clearance pass.

Long queue at Accreditation Centre (Day 1)

There was a super long queue waiting to make their clearance pass and it was moving so slowly. Everyone there was complaining, but we still have to suck it up and queue in order to get our clearance pass. After an hour or so under the hot sun and complaining, we decided to come back the next day early in the morning before they open to queue.

We left the place and went to a restaurant which I don't even know where is was to eat. The food there was decent because it was a restaurant after all. We had our dinner and we just head back to rest for the day since there wasn't anywhere else that we could go and it was rather inconvenient.

So, the next day, we woke up early in the morning and went back to the Accreditation Centre hoping that the queue wouldn't be so long. But guess what, there was a long queue already! So we quickly joined the queue before it gets any longer. Somehow I overheard that foreigners were able to cut queue and make the clearance pass first, so I decided to give it a try and it was true! Thinking of the time I had wasted queuing, not knowing that we could actually cut queue sucks.

Long queue at Accreditation Centre (Day 2)

Anyway, that was the queue when I left the centre. It was horrible. Imagine that night itself was the opening ceremony and so many people still couldn't get their clearance pass even though they have the tickets. I would be cursing and swearing if I couldn't get the pass.

Clearance pass!

Yup, that's the clearance pass that I finally got. Anyway I heard that in the later part of the day, because the accreditation centre couldn't handle the crowd, they allowed them to watch the opening ceremony as long as they have their tickets. They just kept changing their rules and regulations.

So while going to the opening ceremony, the roads around it were all closed. We had to take a shuttle bus to go in and dropped us off somewhere near the stadium.

Flying Panda with Wuuna Theikdi Stadium

As we go walked along, there were so many families and friends happily going to watch the ceremony. Myanmar hasn't host SEA Games for more than a decade, and I am pretty sure the locals were all excited about it.

We were given a goodie bag when we enter the stadium.

Goodie bag

The goodie bag include some fruits (orange and apple), cakes and biscuits. Audiences were not allowed to bring in any form of bottle or cans by the way. They were so strict about it because I saw the security confiscated all the drinks that the guy in front of me brought. So you know, since water wasn't allowed to be brought in, we thought water will be provided.


Yes, and they did provide water, like this...

There was plenty of water, but no disposable cups. Everyone had to share the 2 red cups there and I was like "WHAT?!?!" So what I did was to go outside and get 2 cans of 100plus from the vending machine and it was selling out fast. I was lucky to get 2 cans. After drinking the 100plus, I used it as my personal cup and filled it with water. I am not sharing the cups with everyone else!

The interior of the stadium before the ceremony starts

Anyway we got to sit on the 3rd row from the front because ours were the first class seat. Compared to the rest of the seats, our seats were somehow better than the normal ones, so I am fine with that.

We waited for the ceremony to begin.

Starting of the opening ceremony

I won't go into details of the ceremony since you get to watch it online or on tv. I would say the ceremony was done quite nicely. I like the performance except for the fireworks and sound system. We couldn't see the fireworks at all because it was right above us! That really pissed me off, really. I paid so much money to watch the ceremony and I couldn't enjoy the fireworks. I bet they only thought of the VIPs who sit in the middle of the stadium when planning this. Next was the sound system. It was really bad on our side. Although we could hear the music very loud and clear because the speakers were just in front of us, the speakers for the commentator weren't the same speaker as those playing the songs. We couldn't hear what they were talking at the stage.

Fireworks at the end of the ceremony

 Although, I kept complaining, the performance were good and I still get to see some fireworks near the end of the ceremony because it went off at the other side.

Group photo before we leave the stadium

Just before the president leave, we decided to take a quick group photo and left the place before the president.We were glad we did that. After that, it was a very bad jam.

I didn't managed to watch any games after the ceremony though, because I left for Yangon the following morning. I had a flight to catch.

Overall my experience at Naypyitaw wasn't really pleasant. It will not be a place for me to go again, unless I really have to go there. There isn't much to do there and I was bored. The SEA Games opening ceremony wasn't very fantastic as well. I expected better for a first class seat. Some of my friends who got the first class seats for local, they had a better view and sound. Also, they had coffee and tea served for them. We paid 10x more than them but we didn't get any of those stuff. It was a really bad impression for the foreigners. I really hate it. They were very biased. Nonetheless, they did a good job in their security. They really put in a lot of effort in security that they neglected other aspects of the ceremony.

Anyway, the next SEA Games is going to be in Singapore. I will try my luck to get tickets for the opening ceremony as well. Then, I can compare the difference between the 2 countries.

For my reviews on other parts of Myanmar I went before SEA Games:
Yangon,
Bagan,
Mandalay and Pyin Oo Lwin

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Mandalay, Pyin Oo Lwin and Back to Yangon Myanmar

This post is a continuation of a previous post:
Yangon Myanmar (Part 1)
Bagan Myanmar (Part 2)

Day 6
We left for Mandalay in the morning after all the pagoda viewing the day before. Same thing happens, the hotel arranged a mini bus to fetch us to the bus terminal for us to catch the bus. The journey from Bagan to Mandalay is about 4 hours ride.

We wasted no time at Mandalay the moment we arrived, booked a taxi again and head off to the hotel to check in. We stayed at Hotel Yadanarbon. It was a pretty new 3 star hotel, but their service and accommodation is good. Their location is very accessible as well.

We went for lunch at a nearby roadside stall after settling down our luggage in our room.

Mote Hin Gar

We had Mote Hin Gar. This is similar to the Mee Siam that we have in Singapore, but I prefer this to Mee Siam if I were to choose. The soup broth is what won me over, and I can request them to add more soup too.

Following the tradition of the past few days, my first stop is a temple again. But this time, there is something slightly different.

Mahamuni Buddha Temple

I wore a Longyi over my shorts to visit the Mahamuni Buddha Temple. Shorts are not allowed into the temple. Do I look like a Burmese when I am in a Longyi?

After that, we visited the U Bein Bridge.

U Bein Bridge

This place is a famous tourist attraction because this bridge has been here for a very long time and it  is made up only with wooden logs and planks. The bridge links to the other side of the river. I didn't go all the way to the other side of the river though. A tourist told me it took her about 30 minutes from one end to the other and that deters me from walking. The distance is a little too far.

Mote Own Naut

There was a lady on the bridge selling Mote Own Naut. It is a local delight using rice cake and coconut shreds with sugar.

On the way back from the bridge, we stopped by the Ayeyarwady River because it doesn't look like a river.

Ayeyarwady River Bank

The river was dried up because it was winter and the land was used for agriculture during that season. Because the land is fertile and wasn't owned by anybody, the locals will "chope" the land by growing crops on it. So the more area you can plant in the shortest time, the more land you can have during the season. But I heard things are getting better as the government intervene to settle the land dispute issues.

Heading back to the hotel, we decided to eat at the hotel restaurant because I have been having too much Burmese food and my tummy wasn't really used to it. So at the restaurant we ordered something more familiar like the western food. I shall not post the photos here because they are food that we can get anywhere. I just want to post photos of Myanmar food.

Day 7
A week just passed by so quickly when we were travelling. Our itinerary for the day was to visit the royal palace and head up to Pyin Oo Lwin.

So we had our complimentary breakfast in the hotel to kick start our day and head of to the Golden Palace Monastery.

Golden Palace Monastery

This place was actually an apartment for the king in the palace. After the king's demise, the place was thought to be haunted by the late king's spirit. So the new king ordered the apartment to be relocated here and turned it into a monastery.

Sutaungpyai Pagoda

The Sutaungpyai Pagoda is located up on the Mandalay Hill. It is a popular tourist attraction as well, probably because of it's location.

The Mandalay Royal Palace

Finally, we arrived at the Mandalay Royal Palace. This whole place is a replica because the palace was destroyed during war time. The only thing that isn't destroyed is the watch tower.

Watch Tower in Mandalay Royal Palace

This watch tower is the only building that is original in the palace. From the top of the tower, we could see the whole palace from a bird's eye view

Mandalay Royal Palace from the watch tower

The view was really nice as I could see the whole palace from there.

After all touring around Mandalay, it is time to head up to Pyin Oo Lwin (also known as May Myo). The city is similar to Genting or Cameron Highland in Malaysia. It is located on a highland and car ride from Mandalay takes about 2 hours.

Because of the high altitude, the city is a lot cooler.

But before we head up to Pyin Oo Lwin, we made a detour to see CT's relative staying in a village along the way. Their address is pretty isolated so it took us quite awhile to find the place.

Wedding Bullock Cart Service

Her relatives are doing wedding bullock cart service for the locals. It seems rather interesting because there isn't anything like that in Singapore. Her relatives were very nice as well. Because I seemed interested in the bullock cart, they actually went through the trouble to bring out the cart and dress up the bull for me to see.

After the family visit, we continued our journey to the highland. We checked into Kandawgyi Hill Resort and we head down to the city center for lunch.

Purcell Tower in the city center

It is quite obvious to identify the city center in Pyin Oo Lwin. They have a clock tower called the Purcell Tower. Always use that as a guide and you will never really get lost in the city center. As Pyin Oo Lwin is located relatively near to China borders, there were quite a number of Chinese restaurants around, and we went into restaurant called Lay Ngoon Restaurant (利源饭店). I shall skip the food here as well since it is not Burmese food, the food is good though.

After filling up our tummy, we headed to back to the hotel. Guess what mode of transport did we take?

Sitting on Horse Carriage

Yes, we took the horse carriage back since we didn't have a chance to do it at Bagan. Their carriage is nicer here as well. I took the seat behind the carriage so that I could enjoy the scenery there at the same time.

After resting for a while, we headed back to the city center because we were thinking of renting a bicycle to explore the area, so we took our own sweet time and walk back to the city center. It took us about 40 minutes to reach but it didn't felt long because we have company.

Renting a bike there is very cheap, it cost about 2000Kyat for 24 hours. After that while we are cycling back, we went for dinner.

Myay-oh Mee Shay

Myay-oh Mee Shay simply means Claypot Noddle. I don't see a lot of noodle in the claypot, but instead, there were a lot of ingredients in it. I really feel that spending money on food in Myanmar is totally worth it. It is always filled with the generous portion of ingredients.

Later that night, back at the hotel, the reception called us to ask what we would like for breakfast. It was either the western breakfast or the Shan noodle. My choice was quite obvious, it was the Shan noodle since I always wanted to try the different Burmese cuisine.

Day 8

Shan Noodle

It looked like the noodle salad (mentioned in part 1 of my trip) to me, except the fact that this one is warm and noodle salad is cold. Anyway, it was really tasty.

We visited the Maha Ant Htoo Kan Thar Pagoda after breakfast

Maha Ant Htoo Kan Thar Pagoda

This pagoda is located along the way if you are heading to the China borders. The story I heard about this pagoda is pretty interesting. 

The Buddha statue in this pagoda was meant to be transported to China, but it got into some accident at this very place, so the transportation was delayed. On the same night of the accident, the monk who was escorting the statue had a dream saying that the statue did not want to leave the country. That is why a pagoda was built here and the statue is placed in it.

Interesting right?

Anyway, did I mentioned that there are waterfalls in Pyin Oo Lwin? If I have not, yes, there are waterfalls. The best waterfall there is the Anisakan Fall, but it takes about another 2-3 hours of car ride to reach that place and it is not suitable if you have elderly in the group. Because of the long journey, we had to skip that one and make do with the nearer Pwe Gauk Fall.

Pwe Gauk Fall

Although it might not have been as grand as Anisakan Fall, it was still a pretty sight. 

Water powered carousel

 Near the fall, there is a carousel powered by the gushing water from the fall. You don't see this everyday do you? Especially when you come from a more developed country.

Fried Pork Lard

We bought some snacks while viewing the scenic view of the waterfall. The pork lard taste like any other cracker that I have eaten. If I wasn't told, I wouldn't realise that it was lard. I wonder how much fats does 1 piece of it contain.

It started raining after a while at the waterfall, so we cut short our stay and went back to the hotel. It wasn't raining in the city though. On a side note, there is a place called the Shan Village on the way to Pwe Gauk Fall. I didn't manage to check it out, so maybe if anyone of you is going there, you can include the place in your itinerary.

Remember the bicycle that we rented the day before? We went cycling around exploring the area since we got spare time.

Amusement Park

There is a amusement park near the hotel that we were staying. We decided to give it a miss due to the time constraint. 

天然宫

Randomly, we chanced upon a Chinese temple. I haven't seen a Chinese temple since the first day in Myanmar so I find it quite interesting and I went in. There were statues from Journey to the West and a dragon head similar to the one at Haw Par Villa but a lot smaller. The temple also has an old folks home inside, so the whole place is huge.

After that we returned our bicycles and took a taxi to the National Kandawgyi Gardens which is just next to our hotel. There is a camera tax of 1000Kyat to take photos in the garden for your information.

Map of National Kandawgyi Gardens

Inside National Kandawgyi Gardens

This place has the same concept as Singapore Botanical Gardens. So there were a lot of flowers, swans, and ducks. Soon after we entered the park, it started to rain here as well. It was annoying that we had to seek shelter because of the rain. As the rain got smaller, we decided that we shouldn't be wasting time hiding inside shelter, so we headed for the watch tower in the garden so we can see the whole place from the top. It was still drizzling though, but we just walked in the rain.

Watch Tower in National Kandawgyi Gardens

There is an admission fee to the tower. We can choose to take the lift up or walk up the stairs. Me being stingy on the money, we took the stairs. Taking the lift cost more. 

Scenery from the watch tower

It was suppose to be cooling at the top, but because we were wet, we ended up shivering in cold. We just took a few snapshots of the place and we quickly head back to our hotel to wash up before checking out.

We took a taxi back to Mandalay which took only about 1.5 hour. Comparing to the 2 hour ride up, going down the hill is definitely faster, but scarier as well when you see how the driver drove. Reaching Mandalay we hopped on to coach heading to Naypyitaw. The journey is about 5-6 hours long.

Day 9 & 10
For the next 2 days, I was in Naypyitaw preparing to watch the opening ceremony for SEAgames. I shall not make this post any longer talking about it here. I will blog about the SEAgames in a separate post soon, so look forward to that.

Day 11
I went back to Yangon early in the morning because I have a flight to catch the next day. I would love to stay and watch some of the games before leaving Naypyitaw, but because I have something on in Singapore, I had to leave.

It was late afternoon when I reached Yangon. So I just headed to the Chinatown to spend the remaining time I have in Myanmar.

Oil painting with the artist

I saw this little boy (14 yeard old) doing oil painting. He was rather talented because all he needs is just a few minutes and a painting is done. I decided to get 2 paintings from him to support him and it only cost 1000Kyat each.

Along one of the alley, something really caught my attention. It's Wet Thar Dote Htoe! It means Pork on Stick

Wet Thar Dote Htoe

I always liked this kind of thing. Although I haven't get pass the hospitalization experience when I just landed on Myanmar, I still decided to try it even though I wasn't sure if it was safe to eat or not.
So to eat this,

1. All you need to do is to find a seat around the stall. 
2. Then you just pick whatever you want to eat, dip it into the soup to heat up.
3. Keep all the sticks that you have taken
4. Pass the sticks you have to the lady and ask for bill after you are done eating
5. The bill will base on how many sticks you have eaten

Following that night, we decided to drop by Strand Hotel for a drink before going back since it was our last night there.

Strand Hotel

Of course, the photo was taken during the day. I wouldn't be able to take such a shot if it was at night.

Strand Hotel in Yangon is not affiliated to other Strand Hotels around the world. It got it's name because it is located at Strand Road. It is one of the most iconic and luxurious hotel in Myanmar. It's founder was the Sarkies Brothers (the same people who built Raffles Hotel in Singapore)

Living in Singapore most of my time, the drinks there were rather standard. Of course, the price there is more affordable than Singapore. We had a couple of drinks and we went back for a good night rest.

Day 12

Since it was the last day of the trip, we went to have a more luxurious breakfast at Royal Rose Restaurant. Being greedy, I ordered Shwe Taung Kaukswe (Golden Mountain Noodle) and Kaw Yay Khauk Swe (Burmese version of Lor Mee).

Kaw Yay Khauk Swe

Shwe Taung Kauk Swe

Surprisingly I had good appetite that morning. I finished everything that I ordered. Another reason why I could finish them all was probably the food was delicious. I even ordered a roti prata after finishing up the 2 dishes.

Inya Lake

We went to Inya lake after a good breakfast because it is a popular spot for couples. Yangon University is also located just beside the lake, hence many events, such as kayaking, from the school were also organised here. This place is similar to Pandan Reservoir or Bedok Reservoir in Singapore, so there isn't anything to that really caught my attention. But well, it is a good dating spot I guess.

For the remaining time, we decided to roam around the city center again to do some last minute shopping. There wasn't much time either because we still had to go back to wash up and pack our luggage. The journey to the airport was about an hour, so we had to leave for the airport quite early.

The End...
Well, that sums up my 12 days trip in Myanmar. It was a pleasant trip and I would probably visit Myanmar again. However, the country is not really tourist friendly. Most people only understand Burmese. Accommodation and transport fee for tourist isn't cheap either. Even so, I would still recommend to travel to Myanmar now before it starts developing and lose it's origin.

One last important point, be careful of what you consume there. Don't end up in the hospital like me.

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Bagan Myanmar

This post is a continuation of a previous post:
Yangon Myanmar. (Part 1)

We took a night bus, about 2200hr,  out of Yangon to Bagan because the journey is about 8 hours. So we spent the night sleeping on the bus, saving on a night's accommodation. I forgot to mention, the accommodation in Myanmar isn't really cheap. You will know the price when you try to book for the hotel.

Interior of the coach

This is the bus interior. It is not too shabby and quite comfortable. Of course, we can't compare this with the coach that we can take from Singapore to  Malaysia. This one has lesser leg space and the chair cannot be inclined for sleeping. This bus belongs to JJ Express, if you are curious what bus service we took. JJ Express does not have different pricing for locals and foreigners.

Along the way, there were a few stops for quick toilet breaks and one long stop to get some food. I don't know where exactly we stopped at but there are 2 eating places.

Feel Express Restaurant

One of them is Feel Express. Feel is a well known in Myanmar for many franchise outlets and their food is rather standardized throughout all the outlets, so you can get similar quality no matter which outlet you go to.

This is the other restaurant but I don't know how to read the Burmese name of the restaurant. The name doesn't really matter because I still decided to eat here instead of Feel Express.

The reason why I ate here is because of the naan they had there.

Naan with Milk Curd

Their way of eating is different from Singapore. They eat naan together with milk curd and some sugar. I definitely prefer this way of eating because it is sweet! It taste really good.

After filling my tummy, I am good to go back to the coach and continue my sleep all the way to Bagan. As I head back to the coach, I was surprised that they were actually issuing snack boxes for the passengers.

Snack Box by Feel

Since when do you get a snack box when you are on a bus ride? So it was a nice gesture by JJ Express. The snack box contain some biscuits, sandwich and dim sum, they were pretty decent snacks.

Day 5

I was woken up around 0400hr when the bus reached Bagan, Nyaung-U. So we alighted and unloaded our luggage. Something caught me off guard again. JJ Express actually had a mini bus waiting for us at the bus terminal! Although the hotel is not far away from the bus terminal, it is really nice of them send us to the hotels at such wee hours. The place that we stayed in was Prince Guest House. It was still very early in the morning, so we checked into our room first to get some quality rest first before heading out.

When morning arrived, we booked a taxi for the whole day just like what we did at Yangon so that we do not need to worry about the transport. First thing that caught my attention when I was in Bagan was the sand painting.

Sand Painting

I find it very intricate. The painting is done using coloured sand. I saw a painter doing his painting, he was doing it like one sand at a time. I would have lost my patience if I were the painter. Salute to these artists. Some information on the sand painting: they are water-proof and does not come off even when you fold it. Also, you can only get sand painting in Bagan, so this is a very good item as a souvenir.

Some story telling about Bagan first before talking about my trip there

Bagan was known to be the founding place for Myanmar. The first kingdom was in Bagan and later unify the regions which constitute the modern Myanmar. It was also the same time that Buddhism flourished in Myanmar, so when we were in Bagan, there is nothing but many many Pagodas. From my understanding, each pagodas has their own story to tell, so if you are interested, you can come here and visit each pagoda and learn about their stories. I am not talking about hundreds of pagodas, it is thousands of them!

Because there are so many pagodas, I only can visit a few. The reason why I chose these few is because they are the more popular ones and some were just random picks. By the way for this section, I only have pictures of the pagodas' exterior. The interior were usually too dark for me to capture any good image since I was using a compact camera for convenience.

First stop was ShweZigon Pagoda.

ShweZigon Pagoda

This is one of the more popular pagoda because it is grand and there is this pool of water where we can see the reflections of the diamonds at the tip of the pagoda

Lawkananda Pagoda

Next was the Lawkananda Pagoda.

Breaking away from the routine, we visited U Ba Nyein Lacquerware Workshop.

U Ba Nyein Lacquerware Workshop

The lacquerware is not stranger to me because it is similar to those of Chinese. Their method of production here is still very traditional though.

One of their lacquerware

Next, we headed to the Bagan Archaeological Museum.

Bagan  Archarological Museum

To understand Bagan, this is where you should be going. They tell you everything that you need to know about Bagan. However, I feel this place kind of cheated my money. Foreigners need to pay additional, compared to the locals, to enter the place. After entering, I had to pay camera fee to take pictures. As I was entering the building, the security told me that I am not allowed to bring cameras in. The camera fee only allowed me to take pictures within the compound but not inside the building and I felt cheated having to pay for the camera fee even though it wasn't expensive.

Ananda Pagoda

Up next was Ananda Pagoda, followed by Thatbyinnyu Pagoda.

Thatbyinnyu Pagoda

I was told that Ananda Pagoda was the most graceful in terms of artistic decorations and Thatbyinnyu Pagoda was the tallest pagoda.

Bu Pagoda

We went to Bu Pagoda next before heading to Shwesandaw Pagoda to watch sunset.

Shwesandaw Pagoda

Shwesandaw Pagoda is one of the few popular sites where people gather to watch sunset. However, it was quite a dangerous task to go up the pagoda because of the steep steps.

Steep steps of the Shwesandaw Pagoda

But it is a risk to take in order to see the sunset I guess.

Sunset from Shwesandaw Pagoda

Sunset would be nicer if there wasn't so much clouds that day. But the sky was pretty that day.

Horse Carriage

I forgot to mention here that horse carriages are available for hire. You can choose to take them instead of taxi like us. Of course it will be a better experience but it comes with higher cost and longer travelling time as well. So you have to decide what is more important to you.

View from Shwesandaw Pagoda

So overall in Bagan, the whole place is filled with pagodas, it might be boring for me after a while, but it is a great site that attracted archaeologists from all over the world. There are chances of finding new pagodas there, and who knows you might be the one who stumbles upon it.

Last but not least, before we rest for the day, we visited the last pagoda, Htilominlo Pagoda.

Htilominlo Pagoda

After so many pagodas in the day, this pagoda doesn't interest me anymore, but apparently this pagoda has some interesting story to tell regarding King Nantaungmya. You can research (via Google maybe?) it if you are interested.

For dinner, we ate in a restaurant called A Little Bit Of Bagan Restaurant and Bar. I didn't get any picture here because my camera went flat from all the photo taking of pagodas. This place was featured in the Lonely Planet Guide Book. Their food is pretty decent.

We only stayed in Bagan for a day. We moved on to Mandalay the next day. Stay tune...

Continuation of the post:
Mandalay, Pyin Oo Lwin and Back to Yangon Myanmar (Part 3)

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