Yangon is the former capital, the cultural center of Myanmar. Here is the Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the world-famous religious monuments - in it, according to legend, the eight hairs of the Buddha are kept. The view of the pagoda is impressive: it rises to 98 meters and is covered with 60 tons of pure gold. Among the numerous museums in Yangon, the National Museum of Art and Archeology is best known. Other "must see": local market and "Royal floating barge."
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The climate of Yangon is
Clearly +34 ° С in the afternoon +22 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly +35 ° С in the afternoon +23 ° С at night ° С water |
Clearly +35 ° С in the afternoon +25 ° С at night ° С water |
| Yangon weather forecast for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 32 | + 32 | + 33 | + 36 | + 36 | + 33 | + 30 | + 29 | + 29 | + 30 | + 31 | + 31 |
| night | + 18 | + 18 | + 19 | + 22 | + 24 | + 25 | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 | + 23 |
Infrastructure
A noisy Indian city with colorful colonial architecture, lively streets of labyrinths, on which broken little shops with mountains of dried beetles coexist with modern supermarkets and luxury restaurants.
Markets and souvenirs
The place where you can buy anything from carpets to precious stones is the central Yangon indoor market on Bogyoke Aung San Street.
Kitchen and restaurants
A nice street with a variety of cafes is in Chinatown. Address: 15st. Fish dishes from 3000k. Salad of roasted octopus is 2000k. Mug of local beer - 500к. If you miss the chicken with french fries, direct road to Tokyo Fried Chicken on Anawrahta Rd. or Maha Bandoola Rd.
On the eastern shore of Kandavgui (Royal Lake) awaits visitors a stunningly beautiful restaurant-float Karawijk (or Karawijk Hall). By the way, Karawijk is a mythical bird, endowed with a beautiful voice. You enter the restaurant hall bypassing the entrance guarded by Nath with the sea shell and Nate with the royal sword. Every night, dinner is seasoned with a national dance show. The kitchen is Burmese, Chinese, Eastern and in some places European. The entrance costs $ 12 per person, the system is a buffet.
- To participate in the fascinating ritual of decorating the Yangon temples by buying the finest gold plates in the shop and carefully lay them out on the walls of the Shwedagon.
- Ride along the ring railway branch, embracing the historical center of Yangon and the suburb of Insein, called "mu pe le". The trains start at 4 am, the last one goes to 10 pm. The full circle will be about 50 kilometers, three hours. The price for local residents is 10 kyat, and for tourists 1 dollar, but on such a ticket you will be admitted to a specially designated compartment for foreigners, where there are chairs.
- Devote one day a hike to the Pope mountain, where the monastery is located, erected on top of the volcano and observe the life of mythical naga. The journey takes about 2 hours.
- Discover Burmese fish soup "Mohinga" with rice noodles, which is prepared at every step.
Yangon Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions
The community of the Shwedagon temple complex, and especially the giant pagoda, covered with gold, adorned with diamonds and sparkling bells, is undoubtedly the one with which to begin a tour of the city. According to legend, at the base of the pagoda are eight hairs of the Buddha. The temple is clenched in a strong embrace of stupa and smaller temples. The entrance fee is $ 5.
Pagoda Sule
In the very center of the city it is impossible not to see the pagoda Sule (from "su-vei" - meeting) - a local oasis of calmness in the sea of signaling machines and endless human flows. It is built in a typical Burmese "Mon" style, that is, it has four entrances to four sides of the world. It is unusual, first of all, its octagonal form. The entrance fee is 2 dollars, it is worth remembering that at the entrance to any monastery of the Buddha shoes need to be taken off.
Temple Chauthaji
Not far from the beautiful Shwedagon is the Temple of Chauthajji with a reclining Buddha adorned with a unique mosaic on the feet, representing 108 features of the Buddha, his attitude to life and teaching. Around the structure you can find many "salons" of fortune tellers, astrologers, palmists.
Temple of Nga Tha Ji Paya
Across the street from Chauthajji, paya looks at Nga Tha Ji Paya with a beautiful image of a seated Buddha in gold and precious stones. No less interesting is the elaborately carved wooden throne of Buddha inside the temple.
Pagoda Botatung
The Botatung pagoda permeates the sky with the tip of a golden spire. The name "botatheun" means "a thousand commanders". Behind the transparent glass showcases are numerous ancient artifacts.
National Museum
Near the center there is the National Museum, on Prom-Road, in which stands the Lion King of the last Burmese king Thibaut (Conbaun dynasty), here you can find royal regalia, objects from different ancient periods, arts and crafts items, weapons, musical instruments, paintings .
Monastery of Alain Na Saint
At the entrance to the monastery Alain Na Sen built a detachment of stone warriors behind bars and lions. Surprise and bewilderment is a group of green Buddhas. Inside the small courtyard is the crypt of a dry monk.
Yangon neighborhoods
After the whirlwind of Yangon, plunge into the magical atmosphere of the neighboring town of Bagan - a real pleasure. Moreover, this is the ancient capital of the first Burmese kingdom and over 3,000 Buddhist temples have managed to settle on the territory of about 40 square kilometers. This is a true miracle of the world, located not on the banks of the Irrawaddy River.
The Golden Stone on Mount Chaittio
A unique attraction of local neighborhoods is the Golden Stone on Mount Chaittio, surprisingly hovering on the very edge of the abyss .Boulder giant 7, 6 meters high for 2,500 years, swinging from winds and storms, but does not fall .Therefore, the Golden Stone pagoda is one of the most revered shrines in Myanmar, but at the same time the most hard-to-get $ ±.To get to the top, you need to overcome 16 km of mountain serpentine .But getting to the top, you can touch the shrine and even try to push the stone .So local pilgrims offer tourists to personally see the stability of local pride .
Syriam
The town of Thanlyin (Siriam) is an hour's drive from Yangon, and the curiosity is primarily a 14th century Portuguese-built building, a romantic walk through the bridge over the Bago River. On the high hill stands the Kyeik Khauk Pagoda, remarkably similar to the Shwedagon.
Bago and Sagine
The road to Bago will take about 3 hours, but along the way you can turn to the British Military Cemetery Htaukkant. In Bago, the main goal is to visit the huge pagoda of Shvemavdav and the stunning Royal Palace. On the shore of Irrawaddy, the city of Sagain beckons with tranquility, built up by monasteries: there are about 600 of them here.
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