Off to Myanmar

Did not realise that September was not an ideal month to visit Yangon as it can be wet with scattered thunderstorms.

We had to circle over the airport for over half an hour before the captain deem it safe enough to land.

We cleared customs in no time as there were few foreigners on that plane and got a cab to take us to our hotel in downtown Yangon.

We made a deal with our cab driver to bring us to Bago to see the sleeping Buddha and visit some Pagodas. It would cost us US$55.

After checking in we wandered around town and tried to get some local food at the classy Strand Hotel but found out that they don't serve Burmese food during the off peak season. What they do have is some fancy French menu which did not interest us. We opted for snacks and drinks at the bar instead.

There is nothing much to do in Yangon on a rainy night after 9pm, so we figured we should have an early night since we were leaving for our excursion early next morning.