  Greetings from Myanmar! Judy and I arrived in Yangon 2 days ago and are having a great time thus far.
Yesterday we went to the Shwegadon Paya which is the largest Buddhist temple in Yangon. We were lucky enough to meet a monk who showed us around for over 2 hours. He was learning english by listening to the Voice of America and watching CNN at his monastery :) It was great to learn about the history of all the sites from a local. We went to lunch with him afterwards too and might go see his monastery in Yangon when we go back there on July 1 to catch our flight back to Bangkok.
Last night we took an overnight bus to Mandalay. Judy and I were the only Westerners on the air conditioned bus. It is really amazing but there really are NO tourists here. We have seen probably less than 10 since we arrived and obviously we are going to the places where you would expect tourists to visit.
Today we took a bit of a break and napped in our hotel. We went to Mandalay hill this afternoon and climbed the steps to the top. It was an amazing view of the countryside. Tomorrow we will be taking a boat to Bagan (the site of one of the most impressive temple complexes in the region). Evidently the best way to get around is by horse cart there. I'll let you know how that goes! 
