Location: Naypyidaw
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Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (Burmese: နေပြည်တော်; MLCTS: Nepranytau, sometimes also Naypyitaw; pronounced [nèpjìdɔ̀], formerly known as Kyetpyay, Pyinmana or Kyatpyay, Pyinmana), is the capital city of Myanmar. It is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the Constitution.
Restaurants in Naypyidaw
1. Myoma Market
2. Uppatasanti Pagoda
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 218 reviews
Reviewed By monkeymonkey2000 - Bogor, Indonesia
This is apparently a replica of the pagoda in Yangon albeit a little shorter in height and completely different in experience. Whereas the original in Yangon is a kind of fair of an evening in which one can promenade around the spire with one's beloved, family, friends, other tourists, admiring the myriad of shrines and the various offerings on display along with thousands of one's fellows, the replica in Nay Pyi Taw features access beneath the spire to an echoing space with four buddha shrines and a circular series of marvellous granite reliefs in panels depicting events in the life of the Buddha and other famous characters. The carvings are quite extraordinary, combining expressionistic landscape forms with stylized figures, some of which are sublime. If you meditate under the spire, the echoes add an unusual, disconcerting dimension that enhances an almost unearthly experience albeit often the echoes are of kids enjoying the opportunity to test their vocal cords and mothers and others telling them to shut up. It mingles marvelously with the twittering of the birds and the gongs rolling in from outside. Outside, there are the birthday Buddha statues which you can sprinkle with water and focus your thoughts upon on the specially provided wooden platform in front. To know which one is for your birthday, you will need to read Myanmar or ask for guidance from a passerby. Remember to check in your shoes downstairs as you enter and leave a donation as you exit. There are elephants outside. White ones, too. Seems apt.
3. Thatta Thattaha Maha Bawdi Pagoda
4. 20 Lane Highway
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 76 reviews
The (in)famous 20-lane semi-deserted highway outside the Parliament Building. There's nothing else quite like it on earth - a must see!
Reviewed By QueenslandTommy - Burpengary, Australia
We hired a driver for the day and without asking he took us on the 20 lane highway which passes the Parliament then stopped in the center lane and asked to take our photograph, this is a weird and wonderful country and as many reviewers have written this highway can be empty so why build it so big, once you visit Nay Pyi Taw you will see lots of things are built big with so much space they can plan for the future. Enjoy the highway, the beautifully manicured gardens in the center and the roundabouts, a must see.
