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WHAT TO DO Nestled in lush and sometimes overgrown gardens along the tree-lined

Circular or Forest Road, some of the most notable include the city’s oldest
AND SEE school, St. Michael’s, it’s foundation stone laid in 1902; the Immaculate
Conception Church, consecrated in 1914; the Candacraig Thiri Myaing
Hotel, formerly the British Club opened in 1904; and the opium warlord
Khun Sa’s newly renovated, white-trimmed mansion, now the residence
of his niece. A tour can take a leisurely three hours, but you can also
negotiate for a shorter ride at around Ks 8000 per hour.

Horse Cart Tour

One of the charms Pyin Oo Lwin has retained is its horse-drawn,
wooden carriages, many well over a century old. The drivers, mostly
descendants of the first Indian and Nepali coachmen, continue to
drive the same carriage as their father and grandfather. Some are
ornate, open-air carriages, others rickety, small, box-like coaches,
but all the drivers, from their perch up front, can guide you on a
tour with detailed explanations of this hill station and red and yellow
brick colonial government buildings, mansions and cottages that
still serve as administrative offices, hotels and private residences.

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