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Marion somehow managed a short phrase-book conversation with this 90 year old deaf guy who seemed to be the local caretaker

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A few pagodas on Inle Lake

June 5th 2006
Even though we were all pretty templed out at this stage, we loved the stupa garden in one of the villages. The pagodas date back several hundred years and are generally in pretty good shape, although many have recently been restored to a pristine characterless white or gold. Others are slowly losing the battle with nature, although the local caretakers are fighting on their side. One of the ... 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

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