Burma!

Hi kiddos. The Moog is back and are prepared to rock this town! My sunburn still hurts to the point where it pains me to put on my birthday suit. While Mike has taken on the role of covering the remaining points of Thailand, I thought it's best (and most expedient) to cover some key points about Myanmar.

Yangon, Myanmar

Bright and early this morning, Mike and I took a flight out of Bangkok to reach Yangon, the provincial capital of Myanmar. On arrival, Mike had a HUGE surprise for me : he planned a Balloons over Bagan trip for us! A hot air balloon ride over the famed archaelogical ruins!!! My old boss proposed over the same ruins (people, let's not let our imaginations run away with us, eh?)

We met with Brett Metzler, the owner, at the airport so that we can pay him (since credit card payment is currently unavailable in Myanmar). He remembered my boss and his proposal and even offered us a ride into downtown Yangon. After we told him we were planning to do the typical tourist route of Mandalay-Bagan-Yangon, he wisely suggested that we forgo Mandalay for the peace and tranquility of Inle Lake. It looked good to us so it was off to Inle Lake by the afternoon flight!

Inle Lake, Myanmar

Technically we are not at Inle Lake, but we are sure close by. The drive from the airport to the town (which took an hour) was surreal. This is what I imagined Southeast Asia to be : men herding oxen, women working in rice paddies, birds soaring, opium growing... okay, just kidding about the last part. It's really beautiful out here. Different villages are built on stilts around a huge lake and the atmosphere is really serene. That and lots and lots of mosquitos ply the canal areas.

I am not quite sure what we plan to do tomorrow. It's hard enough to send out blogs (contrary to our LP books, it is possible to check emails, although it's hard and the line is always down) but we will do our best to keep you guys up to date on our adventures. Actual quote from the guy who runs the Internet here: "Using Internet in Myanmar is like game. Very funny."
Tomorrow, we plan on just kicking back and enjoying the nearby towns. Let's face it. We deserve it after such hard work in Ko Chang.

Take care, y'all,

Angel