The last morning in Myanmar was spent going to the market and browsing for last minute presents. I managed to get some nice scarves. We also found a Dutch coffee shop and had a drink before going back to the hotel to catch the bus to the airport. Seeing KFC in the town made me wonder what Myanmar would be like in 5-10 years time. I expect it will be more geared to tourism. I hope it doesn't lose its charm as a result.
We left for the airport at 2pm. Security was quite odd as you had to put your case and bags through an X-ray machine just to get to the check-in area. We had quite a long wait but eventually were able to check-in and go through. Only immigration - no security to get to the gate area, there were some duty free and more souvenir shops here. We sat and had a drink before the flight was ready.
Finally we got on the flight - 3 hours to Singapore.
Once at Singapore we had a three hour wait before our next flight. It is an amazing airport. Very large and lots to do. I wandered around the airport shops for a while and visited the butterfly area but as it was dark they were not flying around.
I had bought myself some water to take on the plane only to have to go through more security at the gate where they wouldn't let me take my water :-( interestingly they never asked about any other liquids !
This flight was 14 hours long overnight. I didn't sleep much and felt very dehydrated. It was a Singapore airlines flight but I felt they could have offered more water - I had to ask a couple of times. I think that as its night time they assume folk will be asleep :-(
I was so happy to get back home after driving from the airport - fantastic to see my girls and the house. It took a few days to get over the jet lag especially my digestive system!!
What will I remember about Myanmar ? It was a fantastic holiday and I was fortunate to be with lovely people, a fab room mate and a great guide. Seventeen days was a little long especially as I didn't have my roomie for the last few days so it was quite lonely.
Main things I'll remember about the country are:
Lovely friendly people
Temples, stupas and monasteries and having to take your shoes off!
Inle Lake was beautiful
The beach and hotel were wonderful
The dogs in the streets and cats in the monasteries
The exciting balloon ride
U-bein bridge and our boat ride
Releasing an owl
The motorbikes and the horn bibbing
The monks in their burgundy robes and the nuns in their pink robes
The faces of the ladies painted
The food and how the oil didn't agree with me!
Fresh pineapple and coconut on the beach
The trek in the rain and being made so welcome in a rural home
Being invited randomly into a wedding celebration
Seeing the two boys who were due to go and be made monks
The hand crafts
The ladies from the tribes with the rings around their necks
The squat toilets and that you can't put the toilet paper down
The lovely sunsets
Wow - so much 😄
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