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The Myanmar Manifesto: Double Wednesdays and other stories

Hindustan Times | ByArvind Jain
Dec 30, 2018 12:47 AM IST

Myanmar, land of pagodas and glorious sunrises and sunsets, is so filled with things to see and do that it literally needs an eight-day week

Myanmar. The golden land, India’s immediate neighbour, is still off the radar for mainstream tourists, but since it is fast emerging on the travel map, I decided to visit it asap, before chain food outlets and budget hotels changed the face of the country.

Shwedagon pagoda is Yangon’s most famous and biggest pagoda(Getty images)
Shwedagon pagoda is Yangon’s most famous and biggest pagoda(Getty images)
The traditional Myanmar week lasts eight days and to solve this, they divide Wednesday into two days: Am and PM
The Golden Rock in Kyaiktiyo is a gravity-defying rock that sits on the edge of a mountain (Shutterstock)
The Golden Rock in Kyaiktiyo is a gravity-defying rock that sits on the edge of a mountain (Shutterstock)
The Shwedagon Pagoda looked like New York’s Times Square in the evening, packed with tourists and locals both
A big gong at the Mount Popa monastery (Shutterstock)
A big gong at the Mount Popa monastery (Shutterstock)
Bago, an ancient capital city has some beautiful tall Buddha statues (Shutterstock)
Bago, an ancient capital city has some beautiful tall Buddha statues (Shutterstock)
The balloon ride at Bagan offers spectacular views of pagodas at sunrise (Shutterstock)
The balloon ride at Bagan offers spectacular views of pagodas at sunrise (Shutterstock)
Myanmar is a place made magical by the overlap and intermingling of cultures and cuisines (Getty images)
Myanmar is a place made magical by the overlap and intermingling of cultures and cuisines (Getty images)
Mount Popa, a pagoda atop a dead volcano (Shutterstock)
Mount Popa, a pagoda atop a dead volcano (Shutterstock)
Visit the shrine on top of Mount Popa (Shutterstock)
Visit the shrine on top of Mount Popa (Shutterstock)
There are many monkeys at the entrance of Mount Popa, waiting for offerings of their own, bananas (Shutterstock)
There are many monkeys at the entrance of Mount Popa, waiting for offerings of their own, bananas (Shutterstock)
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