Yangon & Around - Myanmar (Burma) - page 65

YANGON & AROUND IN…

Two Days
Follow our walking tour of downtown Yangon. Drop by the gorgeous Musmeah Ye-
shua Synagogue MAP GOOGLE MAP , then browse the traditional market
Theingyi Zei MAP GOOGLE MAP and the more tourist-oriented Bogyoke Aung
San Market MAP GOOGLE MAP . Stroll through People's Park MAP
GOOGLE MAP before ascending to Shwedagon Paya MAP

GOOGLE MAP in

time for sunset.
Start day two at the riverside Botataung Paya MAP GOOGLE MAP . Take a taxi
to the National Museum MAP GOOGLE MAP to view the magnificent Lion
Throne and other treasures. Spend the afternoon admiring the giant reclining
Buddha at the Chaukhtatgyi Paya MAP

GOOGLE MAP and the gorgeous sitting

Buddha at nearby Ngahtatgyi Paya MAP

GOOGLE MAP . An amble around

GOOGLE MAP can be followed by sunset drinks at Vista

Kandawgyi Lake MAP

GOOGLE MAP .

Bar MAP

Four Days
Hop on the ferry to Dalah to view the city from the Yangon River. Once in Dalah ne-
gotiate with a taxi or motorbike taxi for a tour to Twante to view pottery makers,
Shwesandaw Paya and the snake-infested Mwe Paya. Back in Yangon, visit the
incense-clouded temple Kheng Hock Keong MAP

GOOGLE MAP and head to

19th St for a grilled-food feast.
On day four board the Yangon Circle Line and get off at Tadakalay station to vis-
it kitsch, fun Melamu Paya . Eat at Taing Yin Thar MAP GOOGLE MAP or Minn
Lane Rakhaing Monte & Fresh Seafood MAP GOOGLE MAP , both at the north
end of Inya Lake. Live it up back downtown at the Strand Bar MAP
GOOGLE MAP or the Union Bar & Grill MAP

GOOGLE MAP .

Sights
Yangon is divided into 33 townships and addresses are usually suffixed with these (eg 3
Win Gabar Lane, Bahan).
Back in the mists of time, Yangon was a village centred on Shwedagon Paya, but the
British shifted its centre south towards the Yangon River. This is Downtown Yangon. Sh-