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Last stop in Myanmar

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November 23rd 2016
Just a half day drive to Mt Kyaiktiyo. This is a centre for Buddhist pilgrimages to the Golden Rock (a balancing boulder) which has legends behind it but apparently balances precariously due to the precisely placed Buddha golden hair in the Stupa. I decided to let the younger more athletic ones take the truck up the mountainside and then hike the last part to see it at close quarters, while I wand ... read more

Asia » Burma » Southern Burma » Kyaiktiyo Pagoda

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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