Phaung Daw U Pagoda

These misshapen blobs - made even more misshapen by all the gold leaf tacked on them - were the central focus of this temple.

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Hanging with Francophones at Inle Lake

September 15th 2017
Getting to Inle I asked Win Aung to drive me to Mandalay Airport to catch my flight to Heho, the closest airport to Inle Lake. I told him that my flight was at 10am and he said he would pick me up at 8.30am. I trusted he knew what he was doing, so I happily hopped into his car when he showed up the next morning. I did not realize how far out of town Mandalay Airport was. After ... read more

Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Inle Lake

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

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