Bogyoke Aung San Market

Yangon (23-25 Jun 12)

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June 24th 2012
And I'm back to Yangon, this time with YK from Jogja days, and we spent two nights in the sweltering capital exploring more of its sights. I'd warned YK about Myanmar's fastidiousness with clean, crisp, unmarked dollar bills, and he didn't quite believe it until he encountered it himself, and he saw some of my not-quite-perfect notes being rejected. At least YK gamely brought some extra USD for ... 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