09/13/02

My Travel in Yongoon, Myanmar (Pictures from 2002-01-31 to 2002-02-03)

Although many travel guides would recommend that you do not go to Myanmar, I beg to differ.  Yes, the government is an ass and those in power should be sentenced to life-imprisonment for robbing a country of its future, but the people of Myanmar are some of the most wonderful people that I have come across thus far.  Deeply religious, the people there are friendly and warm.  Though somewhat shy and definitely conservative, they will do whatever they can to make you feel at home.

I never believed that isolation would bring about changes - only people armed with new ideas and new beliefs can bring about drastic changes to a society.   So, go to Myanmar and when you do, try to make that extra effort at getting to know the people there.  I am sure you will find the effort worth while.  And who knows, the ideas that you share with them may have consequences that are far more reaching...

PS: In case you are wondering, the government does try to keep track of where you go and any government controlled services are always "specially" priced for foreigners. 

City of Yongoon

Like the Rest of the Country This bus has not seem any changes for a long, long time	Colonial Buildings Most of Yongoon is still lined with colonial buildings	Lottory When you have nothing else to look forward to, Lotto seems a good way to riches	Tea-Time Burmanese takes their tea time seriously	Young Poster Card Girl Believe it or not, post cards are hard to find as only 200,000 visitors a year visit that country
Pagoda, pagoda everywhere Myanmar is a deeply religious country and they have plenty of Pagodas to prove it.	Fortunate Encounter I got to meet one of the head monks in the Yongoon area	Friendly Monks ...invited me to their quarters and showed me what a life of a monk is like	Beautiful Dress Myanmar has some of the prettiest dress I have seen in this part of the world	Care for Some Scorpines?
Or Some Tree-Snakes?	People of Myanmar are friendly, warm, and a little shy...	Friends at the May Shan I stayed at May Shan hotel and I'd recommend their wonderful service to anyone going there.

 

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