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Day 29 - Mawlamyine

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December 30th 2012
First priority was sleep. Second was something to eat. We wandered off to find something to eat and lucked across a local biriyani restaurant. It was spoken of in the lonely planet and lived up to its reputation. After a generous meal it was simply back to sleep. The hotel is very comfortable but over the space of the day the power probably went out at least half a dozen times. That of course m ... read more

Asia » Burma » Southern Burma » Mawlamyine

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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