Cracked Mingun stupa

Day 16 _ Mandalay

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December 17th 2012
Today we headed off on a boat trip to Mingun about an hour from Mandalay. Waiting at the jetty for our boat was very interesting. It was the same place from where many small local cargo boats came and went and we saw a variety of items being loaded and unloaded. There were many children around the jetties begging food from the tourists but they never seemed to eat anything they got. Bananas were a ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Mandalay

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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