Pyin OO Lwin street seller

Myanmar 6

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March 14th 2015
We got up early to go to the lovely old station to buy our First Class tickets to Hsipaw on the old train that trundles up and down the single track from Yangon to Lasio. We went over the famous Gokteik viaduct, designed by an American and erected in 1901.The train groaned to a creaking crawl at the viaduct allowing us plenty of time to see how far we would plunge should one of the steel ... read more

Asia » Burma

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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