SHWESANDAW PAGODA

THAYET MYO AND PYAY (PROME)

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December 8th 2016
Docked last night at this cute little village Thayet Myo and went ashore for a walk around town all very quiet. This morning a hive of activity as the local market was on and people going about their daily chores and shopping, then headed off for our excursion on horse drawn carts...don't want to miss anything but my god was it a rough ride...both got off with cracked backs and our horse played up ... read more

Asia » Burma » Southern 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