Annette with Lilli

Mandalay-Mingun

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January 21st 2016
Day 9-Thursday Morning-January 21 We were awakened this morning shortly after 6:00 to some loud music outside. Come to find out, it was the boat in front of us that was being christened for its first voyage, a new APT riverboat, an Australian line. We had our first breakfast on the boat this morning. During breakfast, the boat sailed up-river from our Mandalay docking to the quaint village of Ming ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Irrawaddy River

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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