Golden Pagoda

14 acre plaza on 114 acres of land. First built 2,500 years ago. 326 feet high covered with gold leaf which is replaced every 6 years by donations. At top are thousands of diamonds, sapphires, rubies.

Magical Kingdoms

February 9th 2015
37 hours from door to door and we are tired, but in Yangon, Burma. Spent a fascinating morning on Monday, Feb. 9th. Visited the Kalaywa Tawya Monastery for monks and nuns and is essentially, a boarding school and orphanage for boys & girls ages 6 - 17. Monasteries are supported with private money and sanctioned by the government. In Burma there are approximately 400,000 monks & 100,000 nuns and ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

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

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