Bell Ringing at Shwedagon Paya

Burmese Days!

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January 24th 2011
Well, I’ve just lost two hours of work due to a “save as” malfunction”, so here goes again! I’ve just spent an all too brief ten days in Myanmar (formerly Burma) but I was able to learn a fair bit of the people and culture in such a short time. After landing in the former capital of Yangon, I was greeted by a deluge of rain that flooded the streets to knee height in places! Fortunat ... read more

Asia » Burma

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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