Today was a travel day. We left Ho Chi Minh around 9:30 AM, a 5 hour layover in Bangkok and then arrived in Yangon, Myanmar in the evening hours. We have a good group to travel with. There is lots of laughter and giggles despite how demanding our schedule has been. In the airport manage to play a few games to pass the time. Heads-Up seemed to be a success with the crew.
First impressions of Myanmar are mind altering after leaving Ho Chi Minh. Everything here seems so orderly. People obey traffic laws and there are no scooter. It is definitely less dense of a population than from where we just came from. There was a sense of calm as we drove from the airport to our hotel. I am suddenly aware that things are going to slow down now. The fast pace of Vietnam is behind us. I struggled with the pollution in Vietnam here I can tell the air is slightly cleaner. Not as impressed with the food so far. Vietnamese cuisine is so good. It will be difficult to beat it.