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Myanmar 2019: Day 1 of 5 : Reaching Yangon

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Woke up early morning to go to the airport. It was a Sunday and the airport was still busy. After 2h 55 minutes flight aboard Singapore Airlines, A330, Yangon was in sight. I met the tour guide at the arrival area settled with the tour fees with the guide. (Remember: Always get the official receipt. The tour guide, in turn will give you the voucher for hotel and the flights). I also changed money at the airport and bought a sim card (4GB for 1 week, MYTEL, 4,500 kyat). After settling the bills, it was time to go.. The first stop was a few landmarks near the city area, in particular the city hall.  We took an hour around the area, and it was time for lunch. Lunch was at this eatery .. Ordered the food that was recommended by the guide: An order of dry Kyay-Oh (No need for rice as the noodles were already filling ) and an order of a thar sone pauk se  (This dish was full of eggs) Also not to be missed are their fruit juices. Freshly made frui...