Mandalay, Myanmar, a dusty but charming city 2006-12-15 09-53-50

Mandalay, Myanmar, a dusty but charming city

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December 18th 2006
On the morning of Dec 15, 2006, we arrived by bus to Mandalay from Yangon, after a 14 hour bus ride. At the airport in Bangkok (on Dec 12), we met a 60-year Austrian lady (Roswitha is her name) travelling by herself. She stayed at the same guesthouse as ours in Yangon, and she also travelled on the same bus to Mandalay with us. In Mandalay, we arranged to stay in the same guesthouse and sh ... 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