The final Don Muang transit

Where do you stay if you arrive at Don Muang airport late at night, and fly to another city in the early morning on the following day?
I think that sleeping rough at airport has the risk of missing luggage, and going downtown is wasted time and money even if staying guest house.
So I have recently stayed Airport Suite Bangkok because this hotel offers free shuttle bus transfer from-to the airport, and serves breakfast from 5:30 a.m.
After booking the hotel, I knew there is the Day Room for transit passengers; however, I didn't cancel the reservation because the hotel seemed to be reasonable than the Day Room.
And I found We-Train International House as one of transit hotels, but I won't stay this hotel.
So CNN said "Plans had been proposed to allow some operations to remain at Don Muang, but now it has been decided that nearly all commercial cargo and passenger flights will operate from Suvarnabhumi, with only a few charter flights using the old airport."

Now I found Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel and Royal Princess Srinakarin are opened for transit passengers of Suvarnabhumi Airport in September.
By the way, can we find the information of budget transit hotels from around this Christmas holiday?

Mingalarbar!

I had a breakfast at 5:30 a.m. in order to board Thai Airways (TG) 303 to Yangon.
To my joy, the restaurant serves buffet-style breakfast in spite of early morning.
The hotel provides free shuttle bus transfer to the Don Muang International airport, a front desk clerk assigns suitable shuttle bus on your request.
The bus took only quarter of an hour to the airport, but I didn't do anything because of crowded check-in counter.
I could have had a cup of coffee or tea if I could smoothly go through the embarkation procedure.
And I joined Mileage Plus before this travel because I was planning to fly by Thai Airways which is one of Star Alliance member.

Photo Gallery of Yangon City
Sule Pagoda	City Hall	Supreme Court	Island Water Transport	Dala, the bank opposite Yangon
Yangon River		Chauk Htat Kyi Pagoda
Botahtaung Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda				Yangon people

To my surprise, I was not troubled a snail's procession at Yangon airport.
I just only found Japanese speaking guide there because I already applied for sightseeing day trip of Sanay Travel.
So Yangon is very hot in Spring, private tour is suitable for managing my time efficiently.
It was very good that I was taken to major sightseeing places, reliable money changer, restaurants of my choice (meals for extra charge), and also fortune-tellers who are popular among Myanmarese.

Ms. Lin Myat Htwe, Sanay Travel tour guide can speak Japanese as well as English.
She said it would be better to visit to Shwedagon Pagoda in the evening because I must take off shoes and socks on the heated floor.
Hence we explored other pagodas in the morning and then went to there in the evening.

We went to Dala, the bank opposite Yangon by Island Water Transport, which takes around ten minutes.
When I bought the ferry ticket, improbably I was required to show my passport.
There were many locals and some peddlers attended to business in the ferry.
Do they a good thriving?
After arrival at Dala, I asked "does any tourist attraction here?" Ms. Lin Myat Htwe said "Nothing to see here, and we haven't got the time to Twante."
So I couldn't find even small market, we returned to Yangon on her advice.
Therefore the ferry cost us US$1 (1,350kyats), but locals pay only 20 Kyats; it is around 650 times difference!

After coming back from Dala, Ms. Lin Myat Htwe asked me where I want to have a lunch.
I answered I want to be taken to some local restaurants because I might have gone such places without her.
She seemed to be surprised and said "Local food does not always suit my palate."
In the event we went to local restaurant at back-alley, and I was relieved because local food didn't very tasteless.
Otherwise I might have chosen Chinese food during traveling in Myanmar.

After lunch we went to Chauk Htat Kyi Pagoda which is famous for its huge image of Reclining Buddha, Botahtaung Pagoda and then Shwedagon Pagoda.
Shwedagon Pagoda is the most popular tourist attractions in Yangon, many local prayers and tourists came here.
I explored major places in pagoda with Lin, and then walked around here alone.
Some would-be student came close to me, and then began to explain about the pagoda and took my photo with scenery.
Was he pro-Japanese and good guy? This answer was surely no.
He said me to pay money for guide. Off course I never did it and said "I haven't employed you as a guide."
I wondered if he chase after me, but he didn't do it.

Finally, I got a popular "8 day in a week for destiny" in Myanmar.
It's easy. I told fortune-teller my birth date, and then Ms. Lin Myat Htwe translated his saying.
Unfortunately its result was not always good for me.
After tour finished I invited her to dinner.
We went to Japanese food restaurant, Shan Maw Myae which is her favorite.
This restaurant serves nice food for reasonable price.
I would fly to Bagan in early morning.
By the way, I took the easy course for joining Japanese guided tour.
Can I manage tomorrow?