Life, Travel, GRACE

Shwedagon Pagoda is a must-visit place in Yangon. Every tourist will have this place in the itinerary. The temple is considered one of the most sacred places in Myanmar. Last year, Dr. Mike and I took a local bus to the temple. It only cost us 200 kyats per trip (if I'm not mistaken); that was less than US$0.20 ! We reached there about 10 in the morning. Spent 2 hours exploring the temple compound. And we had rain at noon time. All in all, the place is worthy for a visit.

The free breakfast provided by the The Willow Inn during my stay was good. When Michael and I ventured out for the local delicacy, we found that was not much varieties. Fortunately, there were some decent places for dining. One of the places was the Indian restaurant (forgot the name, I think it's Nilar Biryani). They served the best Faluda (as claimed by the foodies in the internet). It is actually a sweet dessert drink, kinda like our Malaysian's ABC. But I think their briyani was the best. We ended up patronizing that place twice. We also tried the #1 restaurant in Yangon, 999 Shan Noodle House, as claimed by Tripadvisor. Well, just say their noodles were not as best as my favourite wantan mee in SS2. A friend of Michael brought us to Shan Yoe Yar. A decent restaurant that serves food from the Shan State. This was really awesome. How to describe it - a mixture of Chinese and Thai flavor. The most unforgettable meal was the local mixed rice. They like to have their dish s