Photo Tour of Yangon Burma

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Traffic, palms, Lina, cars, buses and Monks
Traffic, palms, Lina, cars, buses and Monks

 
No wonder it took so long to get to Yangon. The plane couldn't decide what direction to go!
No wonder it took so long to get to Yangon. The plane couldn't decide what direction to go!

 
And no real traffic rules
And no real traffic rules

 
Workers digging what may be a hole for a pipe, barefoot. Kids included (see the upper ditch)
Workers digging what may be a hole for a pipe, barefoot. Kids included (see the upper ditch)

 
on Sunday
on Sunday

 
$27 view from our room the second night from the pagoda view room in the White House Hotel. It's either gold or rundown. Shwedagon Paya in the background.
$27 view from our room the second night from the pagoda view room in the White House Hotel. It's either gold or rundown. Shwedagon Paya in the background.

 

 
hand made glass mosaic columns creates ever changing art
hand made glass mosaic columns creates ever changing art

 

 
Shwedagon Pagoda glows at night in Yangon, Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda glows at night in Yangon, Myanmar

 
Bus on our way to the bus to Kalaw. Note: this picture was taken at my eye level. Seated.
Bus on our way to the bus to Kalaw. Note: this picture was taken at my eye level. Seated.

 
Lina, Obama and Hillary at the bus terminal
Lina, Obama and Hillary at the bus terminal

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Want more details or planning a trip on a budget to Yangon? Check out our Yangon travel tips. Also, read about our first day backpacking in Yangon.

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