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February 8th 2015 As many adventures begin, we started our jaunt to Mawlamyine in true ignorance but with the best of intentions. The Lonely Planet said that over the "first couple days of February" there was a big festival commemorating the birthday of a certain monk who made it his life work to make the Worlds Largest Reclining Buddha. The festival was to be at said enormous Buddha, attended by thousands of monks
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom