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130BAGAN & CENTRAL MYANMAR AROUND BAGANdeal to see the sights, or show you to localpagodas or where tattooing is done.Tha Pye No Guest House GUESTHOUSE $$(%21166, 23166; 68 Myoma Rd; r K12,000-20,000;a) If you need things like 24-hour electricity,satellite TV, minibar fridge or even anight dress, then the newly built superiorrooms here are a reasonable choice. Instantpot noodles, coffee or green tea constitutebreakfast. Skip the cheaper cell-like rooms,which share a bathroom with a cold shower.8Getting There & AwayMinibuses shuttle to and from Monywa (K1300,three hours) leaving at 6am, 9am, 11am and 2pmfrom the corner of Tinda and Aung Taw Mu Sts.From the main bus station on Myoma Rd thereare three services daily to Mandalay (K3000,seven hours).Ferries to Nyaung U (K3400, two hours) leaveat 5am, 10am and 1.30pm.Monywamu®râ;%071 / POP 180,000Pronounced in two syllables (mon-ywa),Monywa is an engaging if slightly scrappytrade town that makes a sensible stoppingpoint if you’re looping between Mandalay123f#12A131514 # ìf###YongyiChindwinRiverAKannarZae St#4 # ÿ# á Bogyoke ú#10Moonlight9StatueCinema ý#ú#8 ú#5ú## Ú 13# ˜ # ÿú#6#ð # áClockTowerSar Tae TannBTo Monywa Hotel(550m); Win UnityResort (1100m);Budalin (19mi)16#Phyar Gyi StOldMarketPywe Sar TanKannar Lan (StrandRd)17BShantawStTa Yoke Tann# Ú 2and Bagan via Pakokku. A series of interestingattractions in the surrounding countryside(p 132 ) can happily fill a couple of days,and for the adventurous few who boat-hopthe Chindwin, Monywa is the logical start/end point. The town itself is big, hot and flat,with relatively little to see beyond the marketsand the pleasant Chindwin riversidesetting, though two large, central pagodacomplexes, Shwezigon Paya and Su TaungPye Zedi are well worth a wander.4SleepingBreakfast is included in all three hotelsreviewed. If these three are full, you’ll bestuck with the central but miserable GoldenArrow Hotel (%21548; Bogyoke Rd; s/d from$10/16) or the inconveniently located GreatHotel down by the bus station.Win Unity RESORT HOTEL $$(%22438, 22013; tintinmoe@mptmaill.net.mm; BogyokeRd; s $35-50, d $45-65, tr $60-80; ais)Easily Monywa’s swankiest option, the Winis a series of tile-roofed modern bungalowrooms set on the lakeside, less than half amile north of the central area. They’re allirreproachably neat and comfortable, butthink low-rise condo rather than colonialgem. Lake-view rooms (s/d/tr $50/65/80)command a premium. Beware that the nineBogyoke RdButa Lan(Station Rd)Cú#7Saik PyoeYae StBogyoke RdNyaung Tabin RdC#e 0 0.2 milesDMonywa0 400 m‚‚NewMarket11#þ‚#£To Immigration(4.5mi;Kyaukka (12mi);Shwebo (64mi)Buta Lan (Station Rd)‚To Bus Station (1mi);Thanboddhay Paya(7mi); Giant Buddha(12mi); A Myint(15mi); Mandalay(85mi)D123