Shwedagon Paya at night

Burmese Days - And In the Beginning there was Yangon

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December 15th 2006
Well, miracle of miracles we are in an internet cafe only two blocks from our hotel and there seems to be the makings of email, albeit slow. As promised, with power outages a daily occurrence we will see if we get to actually write and save this! My very dirty fingers and toes are crossed ... It is day 3 of our journey and we are slowly adapting to life as traveller with its own rhythms. Aft ... 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