🌹 Happy 81, Daw Suu 🌹

I’ve found more warmth, more wholehearted love, more tenderness, more courage, and more caring concern among my people, as we hope together, we suffer together and struggle together, than anywhere else in the world Aung San Suu Kyi Letter from Burma (1997)

မန္တလေးသို့ ခရီးသွားခြင်း ၁

When you have got “a day and a half stopover” in Mandalay and you have no clue how you should kill the time. Worry no more, you are saved. Here is my generous contribution of “when in Mandalay itinerary 1” for you. 

When in Mandalay

1. Wear thanaka.

2. Visit Kuthadaw Pagoda, Sanda Muni Pagoda, and Atumashi monastery in the afternoon. 

3. Have dinner at Daw Lay May Myanmar Restaurant (order one dish and will have loads of complimentary side dishes: cheap and yummy)

4. Pop into the Grab & Go (mini store) and buy Pringles and soft drink.

5. Walk back all the way to the guest house along the moat at the relatively high speed.

6. Back in the guest house, turn the TV on and sink yourself in the bed.

7. Enjoy the rest of your evening watching telly. 

When in Mandalay itinerary 2 will continue tomorrow, stay tuned.