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I didn’t realize how big Kandawgyi Lake was until I was trying to walk around it. There were a couple of hotels and restaurants which are on its banks. But what concerns me now is where do I go now? My bus ride doesn’t leave until 3 in the afternoon and I still have few more hours to spare. I think I would be better if I got to the city center to pass the time hopefully in an air conditioned mall, or so I thought. Along the way I managed to pass by the iconic Shwedagon Paya which apparently was nearby Kandawgyi Lake.
I sat in a waiting shed planning my next move. Carrying all my stuff on my back on a hot summer day can really get to you. Finally, I decided what to do. I finally hailed a cab and asked him to bring me to the market in the city center. Along the way, I got a nice look a the city of Yangon. A lot of the city can be considered modern. Though, larger parts of it are still old. Colonial houses are the norm here in Yangon. As if it was stuck in the 1950s. The cars plying the streets are quite old and makes you wonder how they managed to get them to continue to run.
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