woman with traditional face paint

Mandalay's monks, markets and monasteries

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July 18th 2007
*Many of the photos in this blog entry were taken by Jeff Roberts at www.eyeballimaging.com/blog ©2007* On July 11th Jeff and I left Bangkok's modern fast-paced bustle for the leisurely, traditional world of Myanmar (Burma). We flew into Yangon airport, then went to the domestic counter to see if we could find a flight that day to Mandalay or Bagan. We want to see Yangon, but we'll be ... 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