16 hours in Yangon ... a try at the blogger app. No pics.. just thoughts
Getting from my brothers to HK Intl airport is painless.. modern, efficient and a comfortable train ride. Yangon airlines was passable (barely) and now that we are on Air KBZ I've upgraded my opinion of Yangon Airlines.
Arriving into Yangon is impressive as you approach a brand new international terminal. Modern design and beautiful. Navigating is quite easy and we soon found the $ exchange. Suddenly out 16 $100 bills turned into $2,600,000 kyat. 2 x 3 inch piles of bills. Crazy... next stop with our wad of cash and was the SIM card and whamo we have cell service.
The 10 mile taxi ride took nearly an hour due to rush but traffic. The time change is -90 min from HK. How is that for a new one. By the time we arrived at the Chatrium Royal Lake Resort I was famished and exhausted...the plan to seek out a place for dinner soon was killed and we found ourselves in the hotel Restaurant and a lavish buffet where you selected raw fish, lobster, meat etc to be grilled as well as copious other options of which some were questionable but most very good. So far my impression of local wine is quite low. We feel into a deep sleep by 8:30 with full bellies and enough drinkable wine to feel good.
The 5:20 wake up call was not necessary as we are still a bit jet lagged and had been up for a bit. A lavish breakfast included was wasted on me but the coffee was strong and flowed readily. Onto the dometic airport for our flight to Bagon with a very friendly driver who commentated the entire drive and we undrtstood little of what he said. We nodded and smiled and toward the end hear "Trump"
But am still unclear if the context. This terminal is quite old, although ornate, and bustling. Noisy, busy and chaotic. And into Air KBZ and cat piss comes to mind. They were quick to serve breakfast- bun with a mayonnaise and mystery spread, pink cake with frosting and a chunk of dark chocolate. Wishing now I'd enjoyed the omelette and fresh smoothies. Coffee is warm and instant.
Let the adventure begin!
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