Day 46: Mingalabar! 13

Shwedagon Paya at night

November 29th 2009
One of our favorite things to do when we arrive in a new, non-English-speaking country is to learn two things: - How to say "Hello!" - How to say "Thank you!" So here's your lesson for the day in Burmese: MINGALABAR! (ming ga la bah!) = HELLO! (or, literally, "It's a blessing!") CEZUBAH! (jez you bah!) = THANK YOU! It makes people happy. Today was a wonderful day. We explored Ya ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

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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Adrian & Angelique

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We've decided to take off six months to see Asia and Australia and revisit New Zealand before we turn 40. Angelique's been to Asia once (Bhutan, a few days in Malaysia, only one in Singapore) and this will be Adrian's first time on the continent. Neither one of us has been to Australia but we did spend 3 weeks in New Zealand in 2007 and can't wait to return. If all goes well, our plan to is to spend a week in Japan, six weeks in southeast Asia, 2-3 in Australia and then 3 months in New Zealand, returning home to San Francisco in late March, 2010. Enjoy the blog!... full info

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