Scenery In Kyaukme

Sitting Ducks on a Train

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April 17th 2007
Its the water festival, celebrating Myanmar's new year, and we're shielding ourselves from buckets of ice water to no avail. On the train we're sitting ducks at the mercy of hoards of kids ambushing you from either side with water. We try to close the metal grate on the windows but the older, more experienced kids pry open the shades from the outside using a bamboo pole while the younger kids la ... read more

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more