My first impressions of Myanmar was in Yangon and I felt like I was in Northern India without the beggars that are so common there. Yangon is a city full of non-stop action. The first thing that I noticed was that all of the men wear a Longyi pronounced Long G. They seem quite practical as the country is quite hot!
The people that we met were some of the friendliest that I have ever met in my travels!
On our first night we went to the Shewedagon Paya for sunset. It was really beautiful. The top section of the Pagoda is Solid gold and the very top decorated part is full of diamonds,rubies and saphires.
Friendly People The people of Myanmar seemed for the most part pretty unspoiled and we had some great conversations with all walks of life. Except I didn’t meet any Government officials. |
Market In Inle Lake
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Colorful Markets
Myanmar had some wonderful market areas. Similar to the ones that you can see all over Asia. I love just wandering through these markets and watching people barter and buy their daily cooking supplies and I also like sampling different local snacks. I don’t always like them but I do enjoy giving them a try though. My son got mad me for eating locusts!! They were pretty tasty!
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