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50YANGONNorthern Yangonæ Top SightsChaukhtatgyi Paya .................................E2Shwedagon Paya................................... C4æ Sights24 House of Memories................................B325 Le Planteur .............................................D326 Royal Garden..........................................E427 Sabai @ DMZ ..........................................C328 Seit Taing Kya.........................................E41 Bogyoke Aung San Museum ................ D3 Sharky's .........................................(see 14)2 Maha Wizaya Paya ................................ D4 29 Sharky's ..................................................C33 Ngahtatgyi Paya .....................................E3 Singapore's Kitchen......................(see 17)4 People's Park ......................................... C4 30 SK Hot Pot ..............................................D35 Yangon Zoological Gardens.................. D4 31 Thai Kitchen............................................C332 Yin Fong SeafoodActivities, Courses & ToursRestaurant ...........................................E46 Happy World .......................................... A47 Happy World .......................................... C4 û Drinking8 Mahasi Meditation Centre .................... D2 Captain's Bar .................................(see 15)9 Panditarama Meditation Centre........... C2 33 Ginki Kids ................................................D210 Seri Beauty & Health............................. C3 34 Inya 1 .......................................................C235 Mr Guitar Café ........................................D2ÿ Sleeping11 Alamanda Inn......................................... D2 Entertainment12 Classique Inn.......................................... C2 JJ City............................................(see 40)13 Comfort Inn............................................ C3 Pioneer.......................................... (see 20)14 Guest Care Hotel ................................... C3 YGN Bar ........................................ (see 20)15 Savoy Hotel............................................ C316 Sedona Hotel ..........................................D1 þ Shopping17 Summit Parkview .................................. C4 36 Augustine's Souvenir Shop................... A118 Winner Inn .............................................. C2 37 Beikthano Gallery................................... D138 Blazon Centre.........................................C3ú Eating39 Dagon Centre .........................................B3Alamanda Inn................................. (see 11) Elephant House ............................ (see 22)19 Ashoka Indian Restaurant .....................E3 40 Mingala Zei..............................................E4Aung Thuka................................... (see 31) 41 Monument Books...................................C320 Black Canyon Coffee............................. C4 42 Nandawun...............................................B421 Café Dibar .............................................. C3Coffee Circles ............................... (see 14) ï Information22 Green Elephant.......................................B1 43 Alliance Francaise ..................................B223 Hla Myanma Htamin Zain ..................... C3 Myanmar Himalaya Trekking....... (see 17)from Mogok (to the northeast of Mandalay).The sapphire measures 6.7in in height,and is nearly 26lb in weight – this somehowtranslates to 63,000 carats. The museumalso boasts the world’s largest jade boulder,rough ruby and star sapphire. Other not-soimpressiveclaims include the only mineralwith ‘imperial’ in its name.Bogyoke Aung San MuseumMUSEUMbiul'xYŸp'ea;='zn'"¨ptiuk'(Map p 48 ; Bogyoke Aung San Museum St; admissionfree) Now open only once a year on 19July, Martyrs’ Day, the former home of GeneralAung San and his wife Daw Kin Kyicontains remnants of another era. Inside the1920s house you will find several old familyphotos, which of course include daughterAung San Suu Kyi as a little girl.2 ActivitiesMassageAfter a long day slogging around the city,what could be better than a massage? A professionalcentre with no dodgy side is SeriBeauty and Health (Map p 48 ; %534 205; 118Dhama Zedi Rd; massage per hr K5000; h9am-6pm).Train RideMore in the category of sightseeing ratherthan transportation, the Yangon CircleLine (tickets $1) is a slow-moving, not par-