Sunday, June 14, 2015

KARAWEIK PALACE RESTAURANT AND CULTURAL SHOW CENTRE IN YANGON, MYANMAR IS A GIGANTIC GOLDEN BARGE SHAPED AS A PAIR OF BURMESE MYTHICAL BIRDS CALLED 'KARAWEIK'. THE STRUCTURE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE A BIRD BOAT AND SEEMS TO FLOAT ON THE WATER OF THE LAKE THOUGH IT IS STATIONARY.

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KARAWEIK PALACE IS A RESTAURANT SO UNIQUE I WONDER WHY NO OTHER COUNTRY HAS EMULATED THIS EXTRAORDINARY VENTURE.

FOR LUNCH FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM KARAWEUK OFFERS BUFFET LUNCH WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. THE BEST IS DINNER WHICH COMES WITH WHAT THEY CALL ROYAL CULTURE SHOW DEPICTING DANCES AND SONGS FROM ERAS LIKE PYU, INWA, KONE BAUNG, AMARAPURA AND PRE AND POST WAR.

DINNER IS US$ 37 PER PERSON (AROUND RM 145) AND CHILDREN IS HALF PRICE. THIS IS BURMESE CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCES AND SONGS AT ITS BEST SO KARAWEIK PALACE IS NOT TO BE MISSED WHEN IN YANGON, MYANMAR'S CAPITAL!


KARAWEIK PALACE RESTAURANT AND CULTURAL SHOW CENTRE SEEMS TO FLOAT ON LAKE
TAILS OF THE 2 BIRDS CALLED KARAWEIK!




BURMESE BRIDE AND GROOM IN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE


DANIEL AND GLORIA MANTZ
THE GRAND ENTRANCE IS APPROACHED BY A LONG WALKWAY OVER THE WATER


PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND FAMILY
LUCHIT, RAPHAEL, MICHAEL MANTZ, GLORIA, PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND DANIEL
KARAWEIK PALACE RESTAURANT IS SPLENDID
UTTERLY MAGNIFICENT
TRIBAL MEMBERS
IMPRESSIVE
GOLDEN
GILT
GLITTERING
AMAZING
STUNNING
IMPOSING
WORDS FAIL ME
ENSHRINED BUDDHA WELCOMES ALL






DOOR GUARD
BROLLY BEAUTY
YOUR NAME IN BURMESE
TANAKA FACE POWDER
TWIN DOOR GUARDS
THEY ARE REAL IDENTICAL TWINS!
IDENTIKIT!
TRIPLETS?
TWIN BURMESE BOYS AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
TAIL 




DOOR GUARDIANS ALIVE AND CARVED










THE MANTZ KIDS BY THE STAGE
BURMESE DESSERTS


GRAND HALL
FUN
SHOWTIME!


SOLO DANCE








FAMOUS BURMESE PUPPET SHOW




THAT'S WHAT A CALL A REAL PUPPET MASTER!
LIKE A POLITICIAN
POWER BROKER
KINGMAKER BUT WHO'S WHO?
GOLDEN PEACOCK DANCE
FABULOUS
I LIKE
STUNNING
WOW
STUPENDOUS
VERY ME
GLORIA AND RAPHAEL MINGLE WITH DANCERS




STAGE AT END




FUN DANCE
FOLKSY
ACTIVE
ROMANTIC COUPLE SINGING AND DANCING AND SMOKING CHEROOT! 




ROYAL RELIGIOUS DANCE
CANDLE DANCE
THE PHOTOS BELOW ARE TAKEN  WITH FUJIFILM WHILE THE ONES ABOVE WERE TAKEN BY LEICA






































GLORIA!


IS THAT AN ELEPHANT COMING?
YES IT IS AN ELEPHANT! A FULLY CAPARISONED ONE TOO!
RAPHAEL HAS NO QUALMS ABOUT CLIMBING ON TO THE STAGE TO JOIN THE ELEPHANT!
RAPHAEL MANTZ IS SO BRAVE WITH NO STAGE FRIGHT!
ELEPHANT ANTICS
VERY DE BIG ELEPHANT
KOW TOWING ELEPHANT AND MAHOUT






















ROMANTIC DANCE

















COMICAL FOLK DANCE




ROUGH AND READY DANCING!
LOVE HER HAIR












ROYAL DANCE


ELEGANT
DRUM DANCE




LAST LOOK AT KATAWEIK THEATRE!
SHWEDAGON PAGODA AND KARAWEIK!

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