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Yangon - The night was woken with heavy rain.   The rain was a long awaited 'blessing' many Myanmar people as their padi field and vegetable plantations have be parched dry by the dry spell of many months.  

Driving around Naypyidaw was eerie with no people on the 20 lane road.

20 lane highway near the Parliament House
After the seminar and a light dinner, we drove to Naypyidaw International Airport.   It was a modern airport that can rival many International airports in the world with a serene lack of passengers roaming around the terminal.   This gleaming airport was built to handle 3.5 million passengers annually, but sits mostly empty.  Just 1,250 tourists arrived in Myanmar via the capital in 2012.


Domestic terminal
coffee cart of illy
The flight on Air KBZ was a bit smooth with seat beat fasten all the way due to the heavy rain.   We decided to eat at our ParkRoyal Yangon Hotel and the choice was Si Chuan Dou Hua.  This is a chain of the famous Singapore restaurant.

Signature 8 treasure tea
Yummy dishes
Left dish - diced chicken with green pepper, cashew nuts and chestnuts
Middle dish - diced beef with green chilli and capsicum
Left dish - brinjal stir fried with oyster sauce and garlic

Comfort food is great for the stomach....
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Location: Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

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