"Blazing New Trails" Theresabill's photos around Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar Monday, April 25, 2011

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar by TravelPod blogger Theresabill titled "Blazing New Trails" Theresabill's travel blog entry: "We woke up REALLY early today - 3:45. We were ready to go and in a cab by 4:35. We had to assure the driver that we would pay the 45 bhat (less than $2) for the toll and agreed to pay by the meter (it came to 230 bhat or $10). We checked in with Air Asia and shared a bagel with bacon, egg and cheese. We were able to jump on the internet for 10 mins on the 2nd floor at CAT. After we checked in we boarded a bus that took us to our plane. Bill and I both had window seats, so we had a nice view of the city as we departed. We were even able to pick out our favourite park - Pee Pee Park, from the sky. Shortly thereafter, we were able to see some mountains and then I took a nap. The flight should have been less than an hour, but due to fog, we circled for more than an hour. I was awakened when we were hundreds of meters from the ground and our pilot pulled up and circled one more time. I was awake after that! We finally landed, an hour or more, late. It is going to be between 32 and 37 degrees and sunny in Yangon all week. It does cool down at night into the 20's, so that is good. I was getting hungry and decided to grab a bun with chicken at the airport. I did not have the local currency yet, so I tried to use some US singles. The cashier carefully scrutinized the money and even gave some back to me. This ...



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