Our Myanmar experience started with the taxi ride from the
airport to our hostel. Half way through, we made a turn and I could see the
Shwedagon Pagoda. Omg it was beautiful! It was only 9:30 at night, but everyone
was in their homes so the only thing lit was the pagoda. Never will I forget
that sight!
If the average person in Myanmar had a camera, there would
be thousands of photos of me. Constantly Suzie and I get stared at and the occasionally
wave. The first day in Myanmar we took a three hour train ride around Yangon.
It was very interesting to see the difference between the city and the
outskirts. People pointed, waved, and stared at the sight of two westerners,
one blonde and one tall. Even with the curious stares, the people are lovely. They
continue to awe me with their niceness, friendliness, and desire to talk to you.
At one point a stranger on the train saw an unintentional worried look on my
face and asked if everything was ok. That would never happen on the subway in
New York. Despite what everyone has said about this costly country, the food is
ridiculously cheap. For dinner Suzie and I ordered chicken. We got a small
plate of curry chicken followed by two plates of rice, soup, a potatoes dish,
spicy salsa, and greens. I was a little worried about the cost since we
unintentionally got so many dishes. When the bill came it, it consisted of one
beer and one rice (all side dishes included). Traditional Burmese food is a
small portion of meat with numerous side dishes. The beer cost just as much as
all the food, a whopping $1.50! Now we’re on a night bus to Bagon, see you in
the morning!
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