If you are planning to visit Hanoi in November this year and only 5-star hotels are your only choice of accommodations - then you’d better avoid the following dates:
November 17-19 2006 (together with a few days before or after these dates)
since the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam this year. We have already been experincing the difficulting in getting the rooms at many of the 5-star hotels!
If you really cannot avoid the dates - then we suggest you reroute the itinerary to go to Halong Bay or Sapa or even go to Ho Chi Minh City first and put Hanoi as the last leg of your trip.
June 30th, 2006
Burmese food has a variety of tastes combined from Indian, Thai and Chinese. Although it draws on its’ neighbors, it is neither as hot as Thai, as spicy as Indian nor does it assemble Chinese cooking. Eventhough it is not one of hte most notable cuisines of Southeast Asia but if you are in Myanmar (Burma) and have the ample opportunity to taste Burmese food - we suggest you should try it!
Rice is the staple food of Burmese cuisine normally served steamed to complement vegetable, meat and fish dishes.
Where is the best place to try Burmese food?
Green Elephant RestaurantThis is the only place you get the best of home-cook Burmese food in Yangon!
This is the only place you get the best of home-cook Burmese food in Yangon!The restaurant was firstly set up since 1995 with only 30-seating decorated in a very charming and local bamboo and thatch concept. Setting up the dining tables in international standard with simple bronze cutlery, with some serving dishes from Thailand and mixing with rattan and lacquerware table top items. In the year 2000, the present Green Elephant Restaurant was opened in Yangon. Building on an open area 2-storey wooden building so that customerss can enjoy the garden effect in a small, limited area. It has 300 seatings with indoor and outdoor areas for all visitors to enjoy the same authentic food and ambience.
The restaurant was firstly set up since 1995 with only 30-seating decorated in a very charming and local bamboo and thatch concept. Setting up the dining tables in international standard with simple bronze cutlery, with some serving dishes from Thailand and mixing with rattan and lacquerware table top items. In the year 2000, the present Green Elephant Restaurant was opened in Yangon. Building on an open area 2-storey wooden building so that customerss can enjoy the garden effect in a small, limited area. It has 300 seatings with indoor and outdoor areas for all visitors to enjoy the same authentic food and ambience.
Here is the address:
No. 519 (A), Pyay Road, Thirimingalar Lane
(Attia/Augustine Road), Kamayut Tsp.,
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Tel: (+95-1)535231, 720375
Tel/ Fax: (+95-1)537706
Again - dont take my word for it! Please go and prove it to yourself and see if you agree with me!
June 30th, 2006
