Maymyo Travel Guide

 Wakanki Says:  After sunset another market occupies Zeigyo Street, the night market. There are dvd stalls and so on but most of the stalls sell food, which is cooked "sur place". There are many locals having dinner there in those “improvised restaurants” so it’s almost impossible to resist... 

 Wakanki Says:  If you are looking for British Colonial Architecture, Multi Office Road is your place. This shady road is lined with grand colonial administrative buildings, many of them used today by schools or the government. It is like a trip back in time! Don’t miss other impressive... 

 Wakanki Says:  This is an unique place in all Myanmar! After 2 weeks of eggs + jam and banana for breakfast it was a pleasure to find a bakery with a long choice of teas, coffees and pastries. Organic coffee from the Shan Hills is also sold here. I really enjoyed my exotic tea and... 

 Wakanki Says:  This is one of the most interesting markets that I have seen in Myanmar, with different spaces for fish + meat, fruits and spices. It is a good opportunity to see a little bit of local life as well. I took a quick look very early in the morning, before 8.00 am and it was... 

 Wakanki Says:  The rebaptised Candacraig Hotel, immortalised in Paul Theroux’s The Great Railway Bazaar, is the most impressive colonial building that I found in Pyin Oo Lwin. This hotel, which once hosted good British families looking for some fresh air, is today abandoned. There is a... 

 Wakanki Says:  Created in 1915 by Alex Roger, a Forester Officer, the National Gardens feature more than 480 species of flowers, trees and shrubs. Inside, there are also a lake and a pool where people can bath. Green + shade are expensive for tourists in Myanmar: we have to pay an entrance... 

 Wakanki Says:  This is a nice half day trip very easy to do from Pyin Oo Lwin. The best way to go is by taxi. Once there, you can arrange with the taxi driver to pick you up in 3-4 hours. Usually he stays there waiting for you. There is a 45 minutes hike down to reach the falls. The path... 

 Wakanki Says:  Purcell tower is like a Queen Victoria’s label as she had the (nice?) habitude to send this kind of present to her colonies. You can find similar towers in places like Cape Town or the Seychelles. The tower is in the main intersection in Pyin Oo Lwin so it’s a kind of... 

 Wakanki Says:  Pyin Oo Lwin is the main centre of flower and vegetable production in Myanmar and you will notice it as soon as you arrive there. Everywhere is full of colourful and beautiful flowers, some of them very exotic, which offer lots of photography opportunities. In addition, Pyin... 

 Wakanki Says:  A little later after its foundation, Maymo became the headquarters of the Indian Army, with both a large Indian population and strong Anglo-Burmese and Anglo-Indian communities, still very present in the town. This military tradition went on with the current government and... 

 hjohnso4 Says:  This 100 year old mosque serves the high number of Afghani and Pakistani Muslims in Maymyo. I did not ask to go inside, and am not sure if it is allowed. The locals seemed very devout - Hajis with their red beards were about, taking me back to Saudi Arabia...The Call to... 

 hjohnso4 Says:  I am no expert on the finer points of gardening or parks development, or even a fan of pastoral life, but the Kandawgyi Gardens are as spectacular as many classic European gardens. They sit on the banks of a man-made lake and walking paths curve through graceful slopes of... 

 hjohnso4 Says:  Anglican ChurchEnglish ServiceBuilt 1912Only one of several large, English churches in Maymyo that help to transport one back to pre-war England, it is remarkable for its enscripted cornerstone and commemorative altar. Fine stained glass windows.The cornerstone, easily... 

 hjohnso4 Says:  Excellent. Pleasant Service. They do a great Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, as they have for nearly a century. Originally built as Bachelor's quarters for an English logging company in the 1920s it has survived the years as a government owned hotel. The charm of an... 

 Wakanki Says:  At the beginning of the XXth century, Maymo was known to be a lively town. British officers working in Mandalay went up by motorcycle to play golf and have dinner and came down to Mandalay before dawn. During summer time, the British Administration moved from Rangoon to...