My 50th country! I hadn't really been counting to how many places I've been to before. Downloaded an app called BEEN, you easily click and add places you been to. The app tells you how many countries and how many % of the world you have seen. Also works offline. Now I've been to 20% of the world!
Good night Yangon! Sun sure is red here
First night I stayed a bit more north of the city. Got a high floor overlooking the Inya lake
The 50th country
Woke up very early because the time difference to Tokyo is 2,5 hours. 6 am sunrise was gorgeous, worth to wake up a bit earlier.
Rough around the edges and a true rustic touch to it! Just how I like it. Feels very cozy somehow
Just the kind of brand I want to have when I turn 70
Shwe Pagoda top of the city. Picture does not do it right, it's huge!!
Entrance to the Pagoda
Pagoda from a closer look, that is a LOT of gold
The cryptic alphabet they have
Found the tree of life behind one of the Pagodas
Sule Pagoda is in the center and lighting up the night like a christmas tree
Sule by day
Independence monument from the British in 1948
During the night there are a lot of people playing football in the streets. There are also a lot of rats running around....
Lunch at Novotel was probably one of the top 5 buffets I had. Luckily it was my birthday so a lot of cheat-eating could be done. Cheers, now 34
Our product launch, here we come Yangon
Took a boat over to the other side of the river called Dalla. It's just a 10-15 minute ride. Was a lot more messier on the other side.
This little girl kept following, gave me some cookies to throw to the birds from the boat
Dalla sunset. Rented a bike and a guy who took me around
Dalla shore
Football here also. Wonder when the Myanmar team will play in tournaments. Moe Kaung Pagoda
Shwe Sayan Pagoda
The old British customs house
Birthday dinner in Strang Hotel, a nice gem. Old colonial hotel, not very big but a must try dinner. Super affordable also. Just 5-8 euro per dish.
Travellers bar
Would love to have a sip of this historical 1901 whiskey
Pool by night was looking nice
When I went to bed on my birthday the charger was just at 84. What's the odds, same as my birth-year on this day!
A whole days training with our new partner, local lunch was nice!
Good night Yangon, looks like we will be sitting in traffic quite a bit tonight....
Some more city exploring before leaving the city. It's a very small and compact place, you can walk to most places
Makes you sad to see this amount of trash in the river
100 meter up in the air!
Long way down...
Welcome to Yangon
Now this was a cool crossing view!
Floating palace restaurant
Pigeon attack
Zoological Gardens, love the umbrella colors
Old British court house
One of the most amazing train stations I've seen
Rooftop bar next to the Shangri-la hotel called Yangon Yangon. Great view!!
Cheers Yangon, amazing city. Time to head back to Tokyo now
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