Yes, that's what the quote says "most distinguished national hero and independence leader General Aung San." It's his daughter, ASSK, who is "the widely publicized state’s enemy." It's that comment lost soul objected to. But of course, it's true - she is the enemy of the junta - thank goodness!

We came back from a successful trip to Burma/Myanmar in October 2009 using frangipanitours, website [email protected] or www.myanmarfrangipanitours.com. Frangipani replies to emails immediately and were very efficient, safe, and fun. In addition, the owner Min Min is the unpaid coordinator for several orphanages in Myanmar; has a degree is physics. He is precise but also quite personable.
When we were last in Mynamar, Ang San Suu Kyi was beginning to have talks with the generals in power and there were hopes that the US State Department might might be negotiating a lessening of the economic sanctions against Burma. The magazine the Economist is probably your best source for information about the current political situation. The International Herald Tribune reported on the talks- we got a copy in our hotel but news in general is difficult to obtain while in country.
We have nothing but praise for frangipani tours (and have visited various locations in SE Asia -Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore- at least 15 times in past 30 years mostly as independent travelers). Min Min also arranged for us to visit an orphanage in Mandalay which made the visit more in touch with the realities of life in Myanmar- very pleasant and well run place which has a lot of community support.
It was very hot and muggy when we went in October and our guide said that it can get oppressively hot and muggy so I would really check on the weather before scheduling a trip. You also need to be aware of monsoon season as you may be aware of the damage that the typhoon Naris (spelling?) caused in 2008 in the delta area of the Irrewaddy with major flooding and loss of life. Generally the guidebooks have recommended a November through March time frame for more pleasant, predictable weather.
We loved Myanmar and hope to return in the future.

Kathie or anyone who can help,please.
I made some changes to my itinerary and it looks like this now,
July12- Leave JFK on Singapore Air
July13-16 Singapore
July17 OE to BKK
July19-21 BKK
July22-23 Bagan
July24-27 Lake Inle
July28-30 Road To Mandalay (Mandalay-Bagan)
July31-Aug1 Yangon
Aug2 BKK
Aug3 leave for US
I am not sure if I should do 2 nights Bagan and 4 nights Inle Lake or I should change it to 3 Bagan and 3 Inle.
We are VERY active peole who can not sit still and relax. We love to hike and walk a lot.Is there enough to do in Inle Lake for 4 nights?
Please tell me what you think.
Thanks

If it were me (and it isn't), I'd opt for three nights in each Bagan and Inle. There is plenty to do in both places. We had three full days in Bagan and two full days and two half days at Inle. We were moving every minute, and would have like another half day (at least) in each place, but we had to work with the time we had.

You have to figure in your travel time, and three nights will often be just two days. Have you looked at flight schedules? They dictated more of our planning than we would have liked.

Hope you will have good weather in July since it's part of the Monsoon season.

Am agreeing with Kathie I would do 3 and 3. However I don't understand your schedule you go from BKK to Bagan, which has to be done via Yangon or if there is a flight into Mandalay.
Then you do the road Mandalay to Bagan. Are you in Bagan twice?

Nywoman-that is right. Because I want to do the RTM and that leaves Mandalay on 28th and arrives at Bagan on 31st, it makes things a lille difficult. But for some reason I really want to get on that boat!! And I am trying to arrange the rest of the trip accordingly. Do you have any other suggestion?
Thanks.