Yangon Explorer - Shwedagon Pagoda, the Strand Hotel and Sakura Tower (Aug 2015)
August 9th 2015 Sunday, 9th August 2015
Happy 50th Birthday, Singapore.
Day three in Yangon. We were off to the Shwedagon Pagoda after breakfast this morning. Located about 2.5km north of the city centre, the temple was a short taxi ride from our hotel in downtown Yangon. Entry fees was a hefty 8,000 kyats for foreigners.
We passed by a few of the souvenir shops at the south gate before making our
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