Yangon 2015 - Part One
Yangon, Myanmar was once Rangoon, Burma. Rangoon literally means "end of strife". It is the capital of the country and used to have a population of 5 million but I was told they seemed to now have 7 million. Yangon was first founded as Dagon circa 1028-1043. Today, they say Myanmar is the last frontier in South East Asia. Here I am, in the capital of the last frontier. They were once known as the garden city of the east. At one time, their public services and infrastructure were reported to be on par with London. I got a sense of new development as I saw some extension to the airport and a temporary car park. Welcome to Yangon, the sign says. It was busy as the roads were congested. Signs of progress. There were derelict buildings but... It has the largest number of colonial buildings in the region. Passed by a hotel that has a name that perhaps says it all. I saw a church. And more colonial buildings. Finally a lo...