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A cross-cultural past The first stop on Ivan’s itinerary is a stroll through downtown Yangon an orchestra of colour, colonial relics and cross-cultural references anchored by the glistening Sule Pagoda. You’ll find bustling mazes of vibrant Burmese shophouses side by side with colonial British architecture. Structures like The Secretariat and the Balthazar Building have an imposing presence, but while some have been or are being restored Peninsula Hotels are currently developing the former headquarters of the Myanmar Railway Company, which will open as The Peninsula Yangon in 2021 many are left unoccupied and dilapidated. Owned by government departments, these heritage giants remain asleep, with the hope that the city might one day be restored to its former glory. ....