Myanmar travel: Experiences for you

MYANMAR TRAVEL: journey back to the past, barefoot, sunset and sunrise …

Hi all!

I have just traveled to Myanmar 12 days. Myanmar is very poor, it’s like Hanoi-90s, the weather is hot, a bit difficult to eat food, people are generally friendly and hospitable. There are 4 places when travel to Myanmar as the Golden Rock, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake that is really very beautiful.

Golden Rock

On the night I was sitting in meditation, silence hear tinkling wind chimes, hear murmur prayers, spirit throughout. I have never felt the current connected to the past, it’s so close together. In the morning, got up at 5 am and dawn with prayers echoing, watching the immense hills, sky …

Bagan

Beautiful and ancient surprisingly. Bagan, I was feeling silly when watching the sunset on the Shwesandaw temple and imagine about tens of centuries ago, when Myanmar was still flourishing, how did they organize spectacular ceremony and mystics at the beautiful temples like this? hear the horses’ hooves clatter on the road to watch the sunrise at 5am, or sense of the sacred when seeing black temple in the night …

Madalay

When I went to Mandalay, I asked myself why this country has many temples ? People here are poor, very poor probably due to how much of the wealth and confidence are brought out to build the temple.

Inle Lake

During his time in Inle Lake, i am impressed with austere face, innocent smile and the gentle of the boatmen who is 19 years old. He’s 19 years old but he looked older than me so much although I was 27 years old … because of hard life, poverty…

Picture of 8-year-old boy was sailing with heel, characteristic of Inle Lake. Is feeling waking up in a beautiful resort that secluded with the outside world, no vehicles, no human voice, silence with sparkling lake.

And finally, the image about my cheeks were applied Tanakan powder with various shapes, every once applied on the face, once different emotions, joy and excitement.

Sometimes frustrating, sometimes disappointing, sometimes joyful and sometimes dumbfounded …. there is so much emotion in my 11 days in Myanmar. Sitting on the plane and goodbye Myanmar , not knowing when I will have the opportunity to come here again. But if you haven’t ever gone, go to Myanmar once to feel

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U Bein Bridge

U Bein is a famous bridge on the outskirts of Mandalay. It is the oldest wooden bridge and longest on the world.

U Bein with a length of 1.2 km was made from teak wood and crossing the Taungthaman shallow lake, Mandalay. The bridge was built by U Bein people in the mid-19th century when the capital Innwa (Ava) Kingdom was moved closer to Amarapura.

Because there are no handrails and great length, would be very difficult. So you have to be very careful when going through the bridge.

The bridge has become a familiar location of the local people and the Buddhists come to see the sun set in the end of the day

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Shwedagon Pagoda (Golden Temple) in Myanmar where organizes SEA Games 27th

Shwedagon Pagoda (Golden Temple) is one of the famous religious architecture in the world, including 1,000 towers surrounded the temple to center.

Shwedagon is the most sacred temple and a symbol for the country Myanmar where is organizing SEA Games 27th

Shwedagon that located on a hilltop in Yangon Singuttara, north of lake Kandawgyi, is considered one of the masterpieces of world

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Eating cake in Myanmar – A culinary culture

If you go to a tea shop in Myanmar, you will always have the cake on the table to sip with the hot tea. We can say the cake was one of extraordinary cuisine in the culinary culture of the people in Myanmar.

Myanmar is one of the points to attract foreign tourists, including many Vietnamese people. Apart from the Buddhist ruins, the poetic landscape, this country is also a dining area that waiting to be explored and enjoyed.

In addition to the traditional dishes such as grilled fish wrapped in banana leaves “nga baung doke” chicken grill with salt and chilli “kyethar susie kyaw” salad “lahpet thohk” always have in main meals and the main vegetable are fresh tea leaves, Mohinga (fish + noodles) for breakfast on special occasions, and a lot of curry cooked with seafood, pork, chicken, lamb … the Myanmar people also like the different kinds of bread, from sweet to savory

In the morning, with the cup of tea or coffee, Myanmar people usually eat a piece of cake baked with rice flour with egg, or Chapatti a piece of cake baked crispy and eat with peanut or a piece of cake paratha with many layers, sprinkle sugar on top. With Western visitors accustomed doughnut, in Myanmar have a similar kind of doughnut, sprinkled with sugar or coconut fiber.

Afternoon is a good time to enjoy the savory cakes are often sold on the street, including donuts with the shrimp, green beans and onions

Most cakes are made from rice flour or sticky rice flour or mixed both. With these kinds of saltine crackers, mix it with garlic powder, onion and ginger puree to the pan when baked or fried in oil for fragrance. Flour is mixed with coconut fiber, sesame seeds, tomatoes, cabbage, herbs, curry powder … to do all kinds of different cakes.

Also very popular with the locals is a multi-component tray: laphet or green tea leaves are soaked in oil, served with sesame seeds, dried garlic, roasted peanuts, coconut fiber and several types of thin bread fried

You may be invited to tasting tray “cake” when visiting any of the Myanmar people’s house. Especially laphet trays that commonly monks invite guests when they visit the temple.

The Street food: Special dishes in myanmar

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Vietnam and Myanmar: visa exemption for tourists

The decision, tourist visa exemption for citizens of the two countries’ entry into the territory of each shall come into force on 26/10.

Now, travel to Myanmar is much easier with Vietnamese tourists and with Burmese tourists when travel to Vietnam.

Traveling to Myanmar. It’s easy

Follow the agreement has been signed between the Government of Vietnam and the Government of Myanmar, the citizens who carry the ordinary passport is valid for at least 6 months are exempt visa for entry, exit and transit with the period of stay not exceeding 14 days. If you wish to enter and stay for a period of 14 days must apply for visa procedures before entry.

Mountain Storm – Sapa landscape – Vietnam

Thus far, the citizens of Vietnam when carry ordinary passports will be exempted visa for entry, transit and residence at the 9 ASEAN member countries. However, before every trip the citizens need to check duration of stay of visa exemption.

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Shwedagon golden temple – The pride of Myanmar

If Myanmar is regarded as the “Land of the golden tower” with the unique Buddhist works, the majestic Shwedagon Golden Temple is the “pride” of this country.

Myanmar cultural heritage: Shwedagon golden temple

Shwedagon Pagoda is one of the most famous religious architecture in the world. It is not known exactly when this temple was built, but according to archaeologists, Shwedagon Pagoda has a history of over 2,500 years, was built in the sixth century to the tenth century

Located atop a hill in Yangon Singuttara, north Kandawgyi lake. Majestic Shwedagon, the pride of Myanmar and is considered one of the masterpieces of the world. Golden Shwedagon pagoda including 1,000 towers to surround the temple center. This huge golden tower is 99m high, is the center of the temple, including 3 main parts: the bottom of the tower, the tower and the tower itself.

Originally, the tower was built of brick, and only more than 20 meters high but then continually building supplement and to the 18th century reached its current height of 99m.

Shwedagon golden temple – one of the 10 most famous tourist destinations in Myanmar

The entire tower covered in a layer of gold on the outside, each gold leaf about the size of 20 x 20 cm was attached to a tower with rivets. According to statistics, the lower half of the tower was covered by 8688 gold leaf, while the upper half is 13,153 gold leaves. Crown-shaped tower, which was attached by 5448 diamonds, 2317 rubies, sapphire and other precious stones, with 1065 small gold bells. On the flag at the top of the tower, was attached by a diamond weighing 76 carats (15 g). Shwedagon Pagoda was renovated several times after the impact of natural disasters, particularly when the temple is influenced by earthquake at least 8 times in the 17th century. The current temple was rebuilt after the 1786 earthquake.

Shwedagon golden temple, at night

The gilded Buddha statues inside the temple. Whether the daytime under the sun or at night under bright lights, the entire temple and especially the gold spiers is always majestic, brilliant. However, the majority of the people of Myanmar as well as tourists, the time is probably to admire the best Shwedagon at sunset

According to legend, two Myanmar trader brothers are Bhallika and Taphussa, traded in India and Buddhist enlightenment. Upon returning home, they bring 8 hairs of the Buddha Sakyamuni. With the help of the king at the time, Okkalapa. Two brothers built Shwedagon Pagoda to store the hairs of the Buddha

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Mingun, ancient village by the river

Mingun, It’s not the famous tourist destinations in Myanmar (the country with pagodas, temples, towers … ), Mingun is one of the ancient villages on the outside of Mandalay (the ancient capital). However, if you come to the village by the river, it will leave you more emotional and impression.

Mingun – Myanmar Tourist Destinations

Departing from the pier in Mandalay follow the Ayeyarwady river that is 2.170km long to come to Mingun. The journey is interesting from the beginning with the riverside scene that is familiar and strange. Familiarity with living life images of people who live by the river. But in the pure sunshine of the morning, everything become new fresh, as is filtered by magic lens.

Ayeyarwady River – Myanmar Tourist Destinations

The scenery on both sides there are very interesting differences. In the western riverside is adjacent Mandalay the development downtown, with high wooden stilts that is between lush green gardens, the eastern riverside is like a desert with long sands. However, both sides have a common is the slow life and the comfort of the people.

The first destination is the ruins of the unfinished Mingun Pagoda, an ambitious project of King Bodawpaya. This huge temple was started in 1790. The expected height was 150 m, but then stopped midway because of the prophecy that the king would die if temple built. Although it’s never finished but imposing ruins is still huge as a small hill, enough to posterity admire and admiration. The giant cracks after earthquake in 1838 not only didn’t destroyed but also made this legacy become more impressive. Not far from Mingun Pagoda, is the world’s largest bell that weighs 90 tons, was cast for the temple, but has never been used.

Mingun bell

Although you saw the Hsinbyume temple on the cover of guidebook about Myanmar, but you will be impressed when standing in front of this beautiful temple. Named follow Queen Hsinbyume, The temple was built by Bagyidaw King in 1816 in memory of his wife. Architecture of temple simulates the Meru god mountain, the mountain is said to be the center of the universe

You can climb to the top floor, enjoying a rare quiet moment in the journey and enjoy a panoramic view Mingun village along the Ayeyarwady river below

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