To round off our time in Myanmar we spent a couple of days in Mandalay, the country’s second biggest city. Despite Yangon being larger, Mandalay had much more of a big city vibe, although it wasn’t so bustling when we arrived at 3:30am (ahead of schedule) from our night bus. Sleep deprived and in need of a real bed, we trudged towards our hotel in the hopes that our room would be ready for early check in at this ridiculous hour. In fact, the night porter went one better and didn’t even charge us for the privilege, despite the fact that we woke him up!

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