River life 2

Inle Lake

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October 27th 2011
Our original plan after Mandalay had been to head south to Inle Lake, but after looking at our schedule we realised we had a day or two extra to fill and decided instead to head north to a sleepy little town called Pyin U Lwin. Originally founded by the British (quelle surprise) as a hillside retreat from the heat of the plains around Mandalay, Pyin U Lwin developed into a colonial town of expensi ... 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