We were comfortably accommodated at East Hotel Yangon during our 3 nights stay in Myanmar. The hotel is located at the heart of Yangon downtown area, near Sule Pagoda. I find the hotel conveniently and strategically located as many attractions, food and shopping are all within walking distance and easily accessed. (eg: Scott Market, Little India, Chinatown, City …
According to Mr Myint, Chinatown should be approximately 10 to 15 minutes walk but it took us 20 minutes to find it! We walked passed Little India and thought that Chinatown would be after it. End up we gave in and asked for directions from the street vendors by the road looking who looks Chinese, I …
Shwedagon Pagoda is said to be the biggest and oldest Pagoda in Myanmar aged at 2600 years old!! It is said that this is the most glorious pagoda in Myanmar. There are 4 gates to Shwedagon Pagoda; East, West, South and North. Mr Myint dropped us at the South gate of Shwedagon Pagoda and left us …
In continuation to the third part of Day 1 in Yangon, we requested for really really local food for our late lunch. Mr Myint (our taxi driver for the day) brought us to Khaing Khaing Kyaw, a Myanmar Traditional Food Centre at Mille Pyay Road. It is a local restaurant which specialises in authentic Burmese dishes. We …
On our way to Shwedagon Pagoda, we dropped by Coffee Circles for a quick coffee break. The coffeehouse is located in the compound of a hotel called Guest Care Hotel along Dhamma Zedi Road. Our driver didn’t know where it is but after showing the address, he zoomed all the way there. *Impressed* The Coffeehouse has a very classy interior and …
After our brunch at Aung Mingalar Shan Noodle Restaurant, we head out into the city for sightseeing by Mr Myint (our tour guide and driver for the day). Botataung (Botahtaung) Pagoda Our very first Pagoda stop is at Botataung Pagoda which is located in downtown Yangon and near the Yangon river. Botataung Pagoda is one of the well-known …
We had our very first Myanmar meal at Aung Mingalar Shan Noodle Restaurant, as the name says it, it is a Shan noodle restaurant. It is said that Shan cuisine is very similar to the Yunan cuisine. So, we were told it’s the Burmese version of Chinese cuisine. Initially, we wanted to grab a quick breakfast near our …
After watching the movie, The Lady, based on a true story in Burma which tells the story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma’s democracy movement, I’ve been wanting to visit the country itself. Thankfully there are direct flights from KL to Yangon and we bought return flights from Airasia during one …