At 7:30 we hit the waves. Running. Last swim in the ocean in Myanmar this time. Our bus departure wasn't until 10 AM, so we had plenty of time to enjoy the morning, have breakfast on the patio and relax in the morning.
At 10 we walked down to the "reception" at the road side and waited a while for our bus. We had decided on the "expensive" version and not the local buses this time. It also meant such luxuries as air condition. Except it was set for 16 degrees so we looked for the penguins once we boarded the bus because they had to be there. And then we did the usual pick up run to various other hotels before heading to Pathein and our first lunch stop. Coming out of the bus at around 1 PM and going straight from 16 to 40 degrees was quite a shock. Short break and then back in the freezer and after a couple of hours another lunch stop. And then the last leg of the bus journey. We didn't know where we would be dropped off but when we passed the western bus station we knew it would be somewhere "else".
Thanks to Google maps we could follow the progress of the bus and thanks to the slow moving traffic it was easy to decide on a place to get off the bus that was close to our hotel. It took a couple of attempts to find a taxi that knew about our hotel but eventually we were on the move with a taxi towards Crystal Palace hotel. We got a really nice room and decided to go for dinner across the street at an Italian restaurant. Recognisable food tonight close to the hotel. We had good food and coffee and desert for 45.000 Kyat - or the equivalent of 40 normal noodle or rice meals that we consume at the local markets. It always makes you reflect a bit on the country you are visiting. But the food at Parami was really good.
At 10 we walked down to the "reception" at the road side and waited a while for our bus. We had decided on the "expensive" version and not the local buses this time. It also meant such luxuries as air condition. Except it was set for 16 degrees so we looked for the penguins once we boarded the bus because they had to be there. And then we did the usual pick up run to various other hotels before heading to Pathein and our first lunch stop. Coming out of the bus at around 1 PM and going straight from 16 to 40 degrees was quite a shock. Short break and then back in the freezer and after a couple of hours another lunch stop. And then the last leg of the bus journey. We didn't know where we would be dropped off but when we passed the western bus station we knew it would be somewhere "else".
Thanks to Google maps we could follow the progress of the bus and thanks to the slow moving traffic it was easy to decide on a place to get off the bus that was close to our hotel. It took a couple of attempts to find a taxi that knew about our hotel but eventually we were on the move with a taxi towards Crystal Palace hotel. We got a really nice room and decided to go for dinner across the street at an Italian restaurant. Recognisable food tonight close to the hotel. We had good food and coffee and desert for 45.000 Kyat - or the equivalent of 40 normal noodle or rice meals that we consume at the local markets. It always makes you reflect a bit on the country you are visiting. But the food at Parami was really good.
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| All packed for travel |
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| Karaoke which includes the water festival must be mandatory on buses in Myanmar |
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| The main road to Pathein |
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| Curry and rice |
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| Yangon traffic chaos |
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| 7th floor of Crystal Palace hotel |
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| Italian dinner |
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