It was just killing time!

5/2(Tue) Five Days Market in Nyaung Shwe
Heho 16:40-Air Mandalay(6T)808-17:50 Yangon(Mingaladon)
Lodging Panorama / US$27 per night
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Major expense(s) Air Ticket: US$75
airport transfer / Nyaung Shwe to Heho: 15,000K=US$13
bicycle rental: 1,000K=US$1
canoe: 1,500K=US$2
Taxi / Yangon airport-Panorama Hotel: 6,000K=US$5
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This day I went to Five Days Market in Nyaung Shwe.
The market was crowded with the locals, but there were few foreign tourists.
Guide book says Five Days Market has a good opportunity for seeing ethnic costume-clad minorities.
However, apart from that, I could hardly find a fascinating place; it follows that the market provides daily necessities and food items for the locals.
For killing time until departure, I went bicycling around the town and joined canoe tour.
But I could not find a fascinating place, bathing area along the canal.
In such situation I would have flown to Yangon by early afternoon flights.

When I arrived at Heho Airport, around half of several passengers in the waiting room were Japanese.
Meanwhile there were few Westerner because I wondered they leave for other destinations by bus.
They think taxi fare to the airport to be expensive, I guessed.
While I waited the flight, one Japanese who left for Mandalay was called by airport staff and went back to Nyaung Shwe.
He said me that his flight was cancelled; hence, he was obliged to stay one more night here.
In such situation what did I do?
Many of Myanmar's domestic flights were operated with loop line; for example, Yangon - Bagan (Nyaung Oo) - Heho - Yangon.
If some accidents happen en route to flight destinations, remaining flights would be cancelled.
Hence I thought afternoon flights must be great risk.

Five Days Market, Nyaung Shwe Five Days Market, Nyaung Shwe
Five Days Market, Nyaung Shwe monks in Nyaung Shwe
Five Days Market in Nyaung Shwe
Nyaung Shwe canoeist
Women wash cloths in the river. canoe ride in the intense heat
unknown pagoda, Nyaung Shwe unknown pagoda, Nyaung Shwe
No visitor at unknown pagoda in Nyaung Shwe

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