We DID venture out earlier this morning, walking two city blocks to visit the Sule Pagoda . We arrived just as a parade of twenty-eight statues of the Buddha passed by (representing the historical Buddha and his twenty-seven prior existences!), a procession taking place only once annually. Obviously, the trek was worth it, and this viewing of our last pagoda compound proved a great conclusion to our sightseeing adventures here in Rangoon.
However, the effort proved a bit overwhelming due to the sun and heat. The temperature had already reached the low nineties by 9:00 AM and was headed into the low 100s!
We, therefore, bailed on our intention of visiting the (un-air-conditioned) National Museum. We'll just have to await the re-installation of the Asian Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2013 to view examples of Burmese fine art ...
Instead we retreated to the lobby at the Traders Hotel and arranged a late check-out from our hotel room. We've been lounging around since, reading; watching BBC, CNN and Aljizera; editing images (including those of modern Rangoon below); and resting up for our evening flight to Bangkok.
Not a particularly exciting day, to be sure; but, then, "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun."
However, the effort proved a bit overwhelming due to the sun and heat. The temperature had already reached the low nineties by 9:00 AM and was headed into the low 100s!
We, therefore, bailed on our intention of visiting the (un-air-conditioned) National Museum. We'll just have to await the re-installation of the Asian Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2013 to view examples of Burmese fine art ...
Instead we retreated to the lobby at the Traders Hotel and arranged a late check-out from our hotel room. We've been lounging around since, reading; watching BBC, CNN and Aljizera; editing images (including those of modern Rangoon below); and resting up for our evening flight to Bangkok.
Not a particularly exciting day, to be sure; but, then, "Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun."
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