Monday, October 19, 2009

Rustic Myanmar- Journey from Yangon to Myanaung

A view of Yangon International airport from the plane.










Downtown Yangon and the whole of Myanmar is still frozen in the sixties.





Windsor Hotel,put up a night before my travel to Myanaung.



Decorative Teak wood









Art pieces



Our ride for the tough journey.



Kamal,Jasmadi and Mr Iqbal seems very interested.



Drop by to buy some very large and sweet Nona fruits(Annona squamosa)


Stop by for lunch at Shwedaung Power Station .





Irrawaddy River















Rice Godowns









Old phone still in use at Myanaung Power Plant



Myanaung Telephone exchange,customers waiting for their turn,
Kamal trying to make a call home,sorry not possible,only local calls.


Have to windup first.






ice cream paddler



this antique icecream making machine





All ready to move


Bullock and horse cart are quite common in the interiors beside lorry driven by Kubota engines.




This made in Myanmar jeep uses a reconditioned engine.



Kamal my friend waiting for the van.











Myanaung railway station


Flooded padi fields


The roof of the market















Myanaung market


wood oil on sale






horse cart









groundnuts field






ploughing in progress



trishaw man doing some checking



chicken coup







bicycle park





house made of bamboo



antique building


1920 building

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

what a beautiful review!!!!!!! Made me long to be there.

Thomas Lee said...

Yah!A very nice country to visit,
mostly frozen in the sixties.

thepinaysolobackpacker said...

great feature! you've captured the country's simple life. I hope to visit this beautiful country soon! :)

Angela said...

Where did you stay In Myanaung ? What was the journey like from Yangon to there - hoping to go 2017.

Thomas Lee said...

Angela,I stayed at the Powerplant's quarters and i didn't notice any hotel around at that time.The road from Yangoon after crossing the Irrawaddy is real bad then,nothing much to see on the way there.

Angela said...

Hi Thomas - did you see any churches or cemetaries in Myanaung - my great grandfather lived there until 1911. My mum and her family stayed there when the Japanese invaded Rangoon. I wanted to see if there are still traces of the Francis family there

Thomas Lee said...

Angela,i am sure there are churches there but i was too busy with work then and didn't see much except for a few outing.I am sure you can find something when you go there and enquire as people there are very friendly.I also notice in Google earth taht there are small motel around town now.

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