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Shopping for Jade

Golden Rock

We left our hotel at 6am and got a glimpse of the sunrise over the Burmese countryside
Jo gave up climbing and opted for the sedan chair

Close up
Our guide says it will take a 6.5 magnitude earthquake to cause the rock to slide off the ledge

Glutinous Rice Dessert

Back To Yangon

Shwedagon Pagoda looks splendid the afternoon sun

Road to Parthein

It would take us 5 hours to reach Parthein
The Burmese countryside is dotted with little straw houses
Ngwe Saung Beach Means Silver Beach in Burmese



Our friends have never seen the sea before


We headed to the little island the locals call Lover's Island


A mermaid



View of the beach from the top of Lover's Island

We had grilled Mangrove Jacks for lunch

Yangon

Our friends had adopted a Myanmar Puppy
After lunch we headed across the yangon river for some sightseeing


we visited Karaweik Palace for dinner

Feeding the fish in the pond
Our villa comes with a private pool

HK alley cat

Wandering around

Headed to Goldfish Street to check things out

Hong Kong

Night out

Last Day

It was the last day and I headed to the Cathedral on Bo Aung Gyaw street to meet up with an old friend.This neighbourhood is really lively with stalls selling all sorts of food

The folks here like to apply a form of sun block on their faces
Saint Mary's Cathedral

My old friend ,Brother Anselm lives within the church compound.He is a member of the De La Salle Christian Brothers and had been a teacher in Singapore before he retired. Mohamed wanted to have this picture taken as it reminded him of his old house


View of Yangon from our taxi as we headed to the airport




As we flew past the city limits it becomes apparent that Myanmar is an agricultural nation

Day 2 Yangon

Another good place to shop for precious stones was the govenrment owned Gems Emporium. Here you can see the world's biggest Jade boulder

Another giant boulder
The pillars and wall in the building is paved with Jade tiles
Our taxi driver recommended this Muslim reataurant for lunch
Nasi Bryani
Staff of the restaurant posing for a photo
We headed to BAK centre for a drink at a restaurant on the 15th floor.This building reminded me of MBK centre in Bangkok. Same fonts used
View of the river from here

You can see Shwedagon Pagoda from here as well