Mandalay, Myanmar, a dusty but charming city


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December 18th 2006
Published: December 18th 2006
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On the morning of Dec 15, 2006, we arrived by bus to Mandalay from Yangon, after a 14 hour bus ride. At the airport in Bangkok (on Dec 12), we met a 60-year Austrian lady (Roswitha is her name) travelling by herself. She stayed at the same guesthouse as ours in Yangon, and she also travelled on the same bus to Mandalay with us. In Mandalay, we arranged to stay in the same guesthouse and she wil... Read Full Entry



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Largest stupa in the world ... if completed.
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On the top of the imcomplete stupa. No shoes are allowed in this "HOLY place".
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The largest bell in Russia was cracked. So this becomes world's largest bell.
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This pagoda is seen on cover of 2006 Lonely Planet guidebook.
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A small pagoda.



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