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exhibits formerly on display are now in the National Museum in Nay Pyi Taw. The main
reason to come here is to pick up your ticket for Hanlin.
Old City Moat
NEIGHBOURHOOD
During its 18th-century heyday, the palace was at the heart of an enormous walled city.
The walls are now almost entirely gone but some parts of the wide
moat
are well-pre-
served. The most attractive is the section around 2 miles north of town near
Maw Daw
Myin Tha Paya
, a pagoda built by Alaungpaya and guarded by giant
chinthe
.
Sleeping
Win Guest House
HOTEL $
( 075-22049; Aung Zeya St; r with/without bathroom $20/10; )
Well-kept guesthouse in a
convenient location close to the market. Rooms with bathrooms come with air-con and
are a big step up from the ones with shared, but clean, bathrooms.
Shwe Phyu Guest House
HOTEL $
( 075-22264; Yan Gyi Aung St; d K15,000-20,000, with shared bathroom K8000)
Noisy and
overpriced, the shared bathrooms here are basic. Better rooms are cleaner and the bath-
rooms tolerable. Some English spoken.
Eating & Drinking
Open-air food stands set up shop around the market, especially after dusk. There's a
sprinkling of restaurants along Aung Zeya St, with many beer stations in the northern
quarter and along Yan Gyi Aung St.
Eden Culinary Garden
CHINESE $
(Aung Zeya St; dishes from K1200; 6am-9pm; )
The staff fall over themselves at the
sight of a foreigner, and the courtyard setting is pleasant, even if the standard Chinese
fare isn't very exciting. Draft Tiger is K700.
Shwe Paing
BURMESE-CHINESE $
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