Inle Lake, Myanmar 2007-01-04 15-39-40

Inle Lake, Myanmar

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January 3rd 2007
January 3, 2007 (Happy New Year !) We are in a town called Nyaung Shwe, just north of Inle Lake. Inle Lake is a vacation spot for the Burmese and there are some expensive resorts in the middle of the lake. We found all tourist items (food, water, snacks) being the most expensive in all of Burma. As we are coming towards the end of our Burma trip, we just want to relax and do little. We met a ... 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