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planxty Says: One of the more impressive payas in Nyaungshwe, the Yadana Man Aung is also the oldest. Certainly it's not in the same league as Shwedagon or even Sule Paya in Yangon (Rangoon) but then again what is? The only really unusual feature of the paya is the step-spired stupa (see...
euzkadi Says: On my way to Heho airport i made a brief stop in this beautiful 19th century monastery, a very interesting red painted teak wood building with oval windows, and richly decorated with mosaics and golden ornaments. It definitively needs more time.
It's not exactly Venice, but lovely nonetheless.
planxty Says: The main bustling canals leading to Inle Lake are situated mostly to the West of town, but on the East side is the much quieter Mong Li canal. It is almost free of boat traffic, and a walk there at almost any time of day will prove rewarding for a bit of people watching.The...
planxty Says: Readers of my other pages will known that I love wandering about markets, so in Nyaungshwe I naturally made my way to the Mingala Market. Centrally located on the Main Road, it is very much the hub of the town.There's nothing perticularly remarkable about it, but it's a good...
Unnamed, untended, but unloved?
planxty Says: I fully appreciate that religions are dynamic and keep changing, but there has always been something about abandoned places of worship (of whatever faith) that makes me a little sad.I stumbled uopn a group of apparently derelict Buddhist religious buildings whilst walking...
planxty Says: The Museum of the Shan Chiefs is one of the few things to see in Nyaungshwe itself (obviously I exclude Inle Lake in this statement). I visited there, and found it a little sad on a number of levels. Set in a beautiful old colonial style house, there is the natural...
Unique cafe / restaurant.: Unique? Not exactly, but not bad.
planxty Says: I only popped in here for a bit of a snack one afternoon, and I was the only patron. The service was friendly, as were the three really cute youngsters who romp about the place (see second photo). a bowl of very filling (and delicious soup) cost literally pence (or cents)....
Linn Htat restaurant.: Great local curries.
planxty Says: This place is great. As you can see from the photo, it's no great shakes decor wise, but the food is excellent. the choice is basically from a number of set Burmese curry meals, which come with (umlimited) rice and all the usual accompaniments.It's cheap, filling, and above...
Shan Land restaurant.: Good Shan food.
planxty Says: I generally find myself trying to visit as amny restaurants as I can when I visit a place - I like the variety. I did, however, find myself visiting this place several times.If you look at the photo, you will see it's nothing spectacular from the outside. The inside is,...
Indra restaurant.: Best Indian food in Myanmar.
planxty Says: This may well be one of the best tips I will post on my Myanmar pages, and it concerns the Indra restaurant. The reason I say it may be the best is that none of the guidebooks sem to mention it and the only Internet mention I could find on it was in French.OK, so the decor...
Mr. Food: Out of place but not out of place!
planxty Says: OK, so I'm a bit of an evangelist about going to foreign places to eat the local food. I have never seen the point, for example, of British tourists going to Spain to eat fish and chips, complete with mushy peas and gravy. It is somewhat odd, I feel, that I find myself...
planxty Says: Like most places in Myanmar, nightlife is extremely limited and stops bang on eleven o'clock (if not before). The only option in Nyaungshwe is to pick a bar or restaurant and just hang out with the locals and / or other travellers. I ofund Juang Kuang on the Main road to be...
planxty Says: Running rapidly out of time, and having budgeted fairly well, due how inexpensive I found Myanmar, I decided to allow myself the luxury of an internal flight from Nyaungshwe back to Yangon / Rangoon. I booked the flight at one of the numerous travel agents in town for 75USD....
planxty Says: When I was leaving Nyaungshwe, I flew back from nearby Heho airport to Yangon. The airport is quite a trek from the town, so allow about an hour to get there. I booked the taxi through Novelty Tour services (one of many in town). They are situated on the main road about two...
planxty Says: Kite flying is undoubtedly big in Southeast Asia, and certainly in Burma / Myanmar. Nyaungshwe is no exception to this.Every evening the young (and not so young) gather in groups to fly kites. A particularly good place to watch this phenomenon is the park / sportsfield where...
herzog63 Says: These kids happened to be passing under the only bridge that crosses the main canal just as I was walking over it.
planxty Says: It's difficult to over-emphasise the part Bogyoke (General) Aung San plays in the national psyche of Myanmar. He is far more important than, say, a Washington or Lincoln in the US or a Churchill in the UK. Everywhere you go, there are statues of the great man, invariably in...
herzog63 Says: You will see people walking along the roads sometimes they will be walking for miles to go to town as they can't afford the few cents that it costs to ride.
Williebobs Says: We can recommend Myo Naing at Kith Tour Services (24 Main Road, opp. the market). We walked to Kalaw with him and his pal. They really were excellent (food, stress free etc). He is worth asking for any info on anything around town, from accomm to massage.
herzog63 Says: On the way to Nyaungshwe you will pass miles and miles of rice fields. You will notice that the area must be very fertile as there are mountains on both sides and it's actually just a wide valley.
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Early in the morning as the long boats come in from villages from around the lake you can watch the people coming into town. My son and I enjoyed watching what...
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I would think that the vast majority of people who come to Myanmar would visit Inle Lake, at least briefly, and it's certainly well worth seeing, it really is quite magical. If you do visit the Lake,...
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Nyaungshwe - Gateway to Inle Lake
If you go to the canal that runs to the market from the main canal early in the morning you can see the locals from other villages coming in to sell their wares! It is an awesome site to see. It is a...
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Located north of Inle lake, and connected to it by a river channel, this nice little town is the hub for visiting the lake. Several hotels, restaurants, travel agencies as in all major touristic...
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Nyaungshwe home of the Inle Lake visitor
Entering the north side of Nyaungshwe you surely stop to visit this unique monistary. We enjoyed our stay while visiting the lake. 1 day exploring the lake with a motor boat 1 day trekking in the...
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