Last full day -
eek, how could that have come round so quickly?! We headed to the
National Museum only to find it unaccountably closed (in fact it turns
out to have been a government holiday - hopefully open tomorrow) so
opted instead for the nearby Governor's Residence, now a swish hotel,
for a rest by the pool and a glass of the local Myanmar brew.
Duly fortified, we attacked the final packing
exercise before heading out to one of the main sights of Rangoon, the Shwe Dagon
Pagoda. Wow - it's gold, gold and more gold.
Overwhelming. And vast.
But, for all the enormity and expanse, also some lovely touches of detail
As well as being a major visitor draw, it's a working temple - though some of the monastic visitors looked to be tourists too!
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