Ways to Own Your Stay in Yangon, Myanmar

Myanmar is a beautiful country well known as the Land of the Golden Pagodas. With a nickname like that, there is no surprise that in the recent years, Myanmar has been attracting a large number of visitors. Being the primary gateway into this country, Yangon which attracts travelers for a wide variety of interesting activities to join in is the best city to visit. Indochina holidays

Order Burmese food straight from the menu at the Feel Myanmar Food

Feel Myanmar food

Feel Myanmar food – source: tripadvisor.com

Sampling the stunning local food specialties is an important part of any trips, but it can be a disheartening task if you do not exactly what it involves. The lively restaurant Feel Myanmar Food which is very popular among both locals and foreign tourists in Yangon will be the top-of-mind option for taxi drivers whose clients are seeking for a few authentic local fares. Guests can choose between dining insides or outdoors, where they lay out the tables and along the sidewalk.

Meantime, for your orders, menu is possible as well as going directly to the counter where food is set up in chafing dishes. If it is the first you have experienced Burmese food, order from the food list and see what they serve you.

Pour water at the solar stations at the Shwedagon Pagoda

People pour water at the Shwedagon Pagoda

People pour water at the Shwedagon Pagoda – source: pridegirlsontour.wordpress.com

Being the most sacred Buddhist Temple in Myanmar as well as thought to be enormous enough to take all the money necessary for making the country a golden one, the 326-feet golden covered Shwedagon Pagoda is a must-visit destination in Yangon. Every year from all over Myanmar, this pagoda receives thousands of pilgrims for preserving the relics of four Buddhas who obtained elucidation. There are twelve astrological posts representing the planets located on its platform. Buddhist devotees would pour water over the point labeled with the day when they were born with the hope that their dreams will become true in spite of this Hindu origin concept.

Watch the 76-carat diamond of the Shwedagon Pagoda change colors

A 76-carat diamond which can change color

A 76-carat diamond which can change color – source: twomonkeystravelgroup.com

The 14-acre platform around the temple complex would be immersed in a golden glow, when the light from the setting sun and the tall poles with a light at the top would bounce off the surface of every golden pagoda. Around sunset is thought to be the best time to check out the enormous temple. Situated at the top of the Shwedagon Pagoda is a 76-carat diamond which can change color depending on the angle of the observer and is bright like a twinkling star.

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