My Travels in Pictures

  • Exploring the World
    • Uganda – the Pearl of Africa
      • Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale
      • Queen Elizabeth National Park & the Kazinga Channel
      • Exploring Queen Elizabeth NP on land
      • Mountain Gorillas – Trek 1 – Habinyanja Family
      • Mountain Gorillas – Trek 2 – Oruzogo Group
      • Mountain Gorillas – Trek 3 – Muyambi Group
    • New York City – a small bite of the big apple
    • Kenya & the Great Migration
      • The Amazing Ololo Safari Lodge
      • Nairobi National Park – a treasure on the edge of the city
      • Sheldrick Nursery & the Giraffe Centre
      • A first glimpse of the amazing Masai Mara
      • A very full day in the Mara
      • A day in (and above) the Mara Triangle
      • Helicopter Day
      • Big cats and the Masai village of Andasikr
      • Saying khwaheri to the Mara and habari to Samburu
      • A very special day in Samburu
      • A photoshoot with Samburu warriors
    • Delhi & the Wildlife of India
      • A Walking Tour of Old Delhi
      • Exploring just a few of Delhi’s many monuments
      • 3 Days in Kazaranga
      • Satpura – in search of Sloth Bears
      • Bandhavgarh – Time for tigers!
    • Myanmar and the Alluring Irrawaddy
      • Day 1 – Yangon’s Circular Railway
      • Day 2 – Touring Yangon
      • Day 3 – On the Irrawaddy River – Bhamo & the 2nd Defile
      • Day 4 – Kyun Daw & Katha
      • Day 5 – Katha & Tigyang
      • Day 6 – Kya Hnyat & Kottet Orphanage
      • Day 7 – Kyauk Myaung
      • Day 8 – Mingun & the U-Bein Bridge
      • Day 9 – Mandalay
      • Day 10 – Sagaing
      • Day 11 – Shwe Pyi Thar & a Puppet Show
      • Day 12 – Magical Bagan
      • Day 13 & 14 – Back in Yangon
      • Heading home – a layover trip to the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu
    • Cruising the Adriatic – a trip from Venice to Rome
      • Venice – Part 1 – a city like no other
      • Venice – Part 2 – exploring off the beaten path
      • Venice – Part 3 – On the beaten path
      • Slovenia – Vintgar Gorge, Lake Bled & Koper
      • Croatia – Plitvice Lakes from Zadar
      • Croatia – Dubrovnik
      • Kotor, Montenegro
      • Malta – Valetta & the Three Cities
      • Malta – a road trip to the Blue Grotto & Marsaxlokk
      • Sicily – Taormina & the slopes of Mount Etna
      • Capri, Italy
    • Galapagos Islands – Central & East
      • Quito, Ecuador
      • Tandayapa Cloud Forest – Birds, birds & more birds
      • Galapagos Islands – Baltra & Mosquera Islet
      • Galapagos Islands – Seymour Norte & Plaza Sur
      • Galapagos Islands – Sombrero Chino & Rabida
      • Galapagos Islands – Puerto Egas & Bucanero Cove
      • Galapagos Islands – Caleta Tortuga Negra & Santa Cruz Highlands
      • Plaza Sur (Take 2) & Santa Fe
      • Galapagos – Punta Pitt, La Galapaguera, San Cristobal & NY Eve
    • Victoria Falls, Chobe (Botswana) & Cape Town – an African Photo Safari
      • Victoria Falls
      • Pangolin Better Wildlife Photography Course on the Chobe River
      • EarthArk Mobile Safari – Savuti
      • EarthArk Mobile Safari – Khwai Conservancy – Part 1 of 2
      • EarthArk Mobile Safari – Khwai – Part 2 of 2
      • EarthArk Mobile Safari – The Okavango Delta – Moremi & the Xini Lagoon
      • Capetown – Kirstenbosch & the Bo-Kaap
      • Cape Town – Muizenberg, Kalk Bay & Boulders Beach
      • Cape Town – Betty’s Bay and Stellenbosch
    • Falkland Islands, South Georgia & Antarctica
      • A trip to the end of the earth – Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctica–Explorers & Kings
      • Ushuaia–Fin del Mundo
      • Ushuaia–Day 2
      • Waiting for my ship to come in…
      • Come sail away…
      • Day #1 & 2 – En route to the Falklands
      • Day #3 – West Point Island & Saunders Island, The Falklands
      • Day # 4 – Stanley–more British than Britain
      • Day # 7 – Right Whale Bay & Salisbury Plain–Kings, kings & more kings
  • Closer to Home
    • Fall Colours 2019
    • Sound of Light 2019 – Greece
    • Sound of Light 2019 – Italy
    • Sound of Light 2019 – Chile
    • Bonnechere Cave & Fourth Chute Falls
    • Fall colours, rapids & waterfalls
    • Casino du Lac Leamy 2016 Fireworks Finale
This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018
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  • Day 1 – Yangon’s Circular Railway
  • Day 2 – Touring Yangon
  • Day 3 – On the Irrawaddy River – Bhamo & the 2nd Defile
  • Day 4 – Kyun Daw & Katha
  • Day 5 – Katha & Tigyang
  • Day 6 – Kya Hnyat & Kottet Orphanage
  • Day 7 – Kyauk Myaung
  • Day 8 – Mingun & the U-Bein Bridge
  • Day 9 – Mandalay
  • Day 10 – Sagaing
  • Day 11 – Shwe Pyi Thar & a Puppet Show
  • Day 12 – Magical Bagan
  • Day 13 & 14 – Back in Yangon
  • Heading home – a layover trip to the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu

In the morning, it was time to say goodbye to the Avalon Myanmar and her crew as well as some of our group that were continuing on to Inle Lake.

After a short flight to Yangon and once settled in at the hotel, it was time for a visit to Kandawgyi Lake.  This artificial lake was built by the British as a reservoir and has a boardwalk that runs along the southern and western sides of the lake.

Well, sort of.  They’re in the process of rebuilding the boardwalk, much of which is in horrible disrepair.  The part that’s been done is really nice, the other part not so much…

Unfortunately, that meant walking around the lake on the sidewalk.  Not as nice an experience…

The Karaweik Palace is a concrete replica of a royal barge.  It contains a restaurant and is the only place in Yangon offering a cultural show.

Karaweik Palace

In the calm waters of the lake, there are some nice reflections to be had.

This is the as far as you can go without a reservation in the restaurant…

Past the palace, there were a number of bars and restaurants along the lake.  You have to get a chuckle from these mini food trucks…

Elephants are very much part of the Burmese culture and history.  The white elephants (whether albino or leucistic) were considered by all of the kings to be the most valuable – owning one was a source of power.

After dinner I headed out to photograph the Sule Pagoda at night.  From the overpass you get a great view of the pagoda and the constant traffic.

From this photo the light trails show you how they drive – lanes are just a suggestion!

The next morning I headed out towards ChinaTown to check it out.

A hardware store in ChinaTown selling experienced tools…

I happened upon some sort of parade…

Lots of fresh veggies for sale…

And Chinese Lanterns…

This was the very busy 26th Street.  Like many others, it’s a “market” street, unlike many others it’s not pedestrian only.

The street is very crowded, with produce for sale on both sides of the road and in the middle and a lot of people.

When a vehicle comes, the chairs and boxes get moved out of the way and the people clear a path.

The produce stays in the way (remember the train tracks?).

And so ends my time in Myanmar.  All that’s left is a long flight home and my layover trip to the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu…

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  • Chinatown
  • Kandawgyi
  • Karaweik Palace
  • Myanmar
  • Sule
  • Yangon

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    Thanks for sharing your wonder experience and the photos
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    Thank you and keep those photos coming ...amazing
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    Thanks Joyce - this trip was with Wild-Eye .
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    Wow you certainly got a trip of a life time
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