Day #163: Shwe Dagon at sunset
September 13th 2013 Shwe Dagon is the most important Buddhist site in Myanmar and, I discovered as I travelled around the country, the most recognisable symbol of the whole nation - in tourist shops, on pictures on the walls of guesthouses, and just decorating the walls of shops and cafes, it can be seen on postcards, tapestries, keyrings etc.
The best time to go is at sunset, as the Shwe Dagon pagoda, which is en
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