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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