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( www.augustinesouvenir.com ; 25 Thirimingalar St, Kamayut; 11.30am-7pm Mon-Fri, 2-7.30pm
Sat & Sun) This handsome house doubles as one of Yangon's most captivating shopping
destinations. A virtual museum of Myanmar antiques, there's a particular emphasis on
wooden items, including carved figures, chests and wall hangings.
Elephant House HANDICRAFTS
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(University Ave Rd, Bahan; 10am-9pm) Attached to Green Elephant restaurant, this shop
sells a decent selection of Burmese housewares, primarily high-quality and attractive lac-
querware.
Junction Square MALL
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(Kyun Taw Rd, Hliang; 9am-10.30pm; ) Currently Yangon's fanciest shopping mall but
likely to be out-classed by in-the-works projects, Junction Square is worth a mooch for
fashions and other items. There's a multiplex cinema here, too.
DON'T MISS
YANGON CIRCLE LINE
The nearly 32 mile Yangon Circle Line ($1/K1000) is a slow-moving, three-hour
train trip around Yangon and the neighbouring countryside. The ancient carriages
shake at times like washing machines on full spin cycle - not great if you suffer
from travel sickness. However, hopping on the line is a great way to experience
commuter life, interact with passengers and vendors on the trains, and see off-the-
beaten-track areas of the city.
Disembark at any station and take a taxi back to the city centre once you've had
enough or use the train to avoid traffic-clogged roads to get part of the way to
northern attractions such as Kyauk Daw Kyi (Insein station) and Meilamu Paya
(Tadakalay station).
Trains leave at 6.10am, 8.20am, 8.35am, 10.10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 11.50am,
1.05pm, 1.40pm, 2.25pm, 4.40pm and 5.10pm from platform 6/7 at the Yangon
train station, accessed off Pansodan St; tickets are bought on the platform. Trains
go in either direction and some don't always do the full circuit. The train is least
crowded after 10am and before 4pm, and at weekends.
At the time of research there were plans to run trains with air-conditioned car-
riages on this line ($2/K2000) - they would be more comfortable in the heat of
the day but the trade-off will be a partial sensory shut-off from all that's happening
on regular trains.
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