DAY 3 (8/8): FINAL NIGHT IN NYAUNG-U, Myanmar, 2017.12.25

In the evening, we returned to Sanon Restaurant in Nyaung-U for dinner. After dinner, we walked to the commercial street of Nyaung-U. Souvenir vendors, hotels, pubs and restaurants lined up along Thi Ri Pysitsaya 4 Street, which, as our guidebook described, provided simple nightlife to the foreign tourists. Foreign tourists concentrated on a few of the restaurants that served fusion cuisine (Chinese, Thai and Myanmar). The decor were mainly causal and colourful. For us, the most eye-catching scene was a traditional umbrella showroom with a variety of colourful and translucent umbrellas lighted up from behind.

We passed by the Sapada Paya once again at the road intersection on our way to Sanon Restaurant.

Simple Christmas decorations lighted up building facades along the main road of the town.

Another satisfying meal at Sanon Restaurant.

Most shops along the main street in Nyaung-U offered e-bikes hire for tourists.

It was about 9pm and most tourists had already returned to their hotels.

Some shops offered contemporary bags and accessories with a Burmese touch in design.

Some were still checking out the souvenir vendors.

The most attractive shop was an traditional umbrella store.

Several local children circling around a fire reminded us that Bagan was still a less privileged rural area in Myanmar despite recent development of tourism.