Schwadegon Pagoda

My My Myanmar

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January 15th 2006
Okay, so I have to be honest before we start this entry. It isn't the middle of January and we are not anymore in Myanmar, Burma. We are really in Laos and it's almost the end of the Month, BUT!, since we had no access to internet in Burma and the email was $1 per message it seemed like a bad time to update. However, since we had such a great time we think Burma deserved some of it's own (wish ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

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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