Rangoon was renamed Yangon and is no longer the capital of Myanmar but it still tolerates some of its colonial past and houses the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda.
In Yangon you may wander in wonderment alongside the gracious buildings in the downtown area and the old mansions in the diplomatic quarter which stand as a testament to the former British presence. You can also take in the contrasting yet vivid demonstration of how seriously the Burmese people take their Buddhist faith, when seeing the omnipresent river of lay Buddhists bringing offerings to temples.