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Reclining Buddha

A city built on belief (Bago, Southern Myanmar)

December 21st 2008
(Day 261 on the road)From Yangon, we took the train up to Bago, about two hours north-east. Trains in Myanmar are government-operated, and the train ride (at an expense of more than four times the local price, to be paid in USD only, no local money) was our first direct sponsorship of the military dictatorship. The journey was fun though, and it was nice being on a train. The city of Bag ... read more
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