Our day 2 was extremely tiring. We reached Kalaw around 5 am and alighted in front of New Shine Hotel, which is situated along the expressway. Our tour agency "Golden Express" arranged 2 rooms for 5 of us to rest till 730 am. As soon as we stepped out of the air-conditioned bus, we were shivering! It was so freaking cold, definitely lower than 10C. It is thus not surprising that Kalaw was one of the hilly retreats for British officials during the hot summer months [during the colonial era].
New Shine Hotel, where we rested for a few hours
