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!