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Burma India Map

editor — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:40:00 +0000

Inside the grounds I was confronted by a long driveway. No vehicles are allowed in except the motorbikes for hire that belong there. After a struggle I gave in and let one rider cram a helmet on my head and off we went. There was no traffic so it wasn’t too bad. The palace buildings are stupendous and the grounds are park-like and full of trees. The military compound buildings and King Mindon’s tomb are off-limits, but I wandered through a long series of wonderful gold and crimson teakwood halls and pavilions. I saw the ‘Glass Palace’ where the kings

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Burma Asia Map

editor — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 16:12:00 +0000

I walked about the downtown area thinking I knew where I was but I didn’t, so I taxied to the Central Hotel, had lunch in their blissfully cold air-con, then moved on down the road to the Bogeye Market. You get hassled a lot there but it’s not unpleasant. I bought a map of Burma, which proved difficult to read as the writing was so small. The Burmese must all have brilliant eyes. Then it was back for a rest and to watch the rain again. Dinner in the restaurant that night cost a whole three dollars, but I made

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Burma Myanmar Map

editor — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:20:00 +0000

At a gigantic monastery for novices, thousands of monks had their one meal of the day at this time. Poor things. I imagined how I would feel with only one meal a day. Having tourists gawk at me as I ate this meal would have made me feel even worse. Busloads of tourists are brought here to witness this treat. Along the shaded pathway of the monastery, two very long rows of monks were lined up waiting to go into the refectory. The tourists stormed in, cameras ready to photograph them while they ate. How disgusting. I would have none

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Burma Country Map

editor — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:08:00 +0000

I had breakfast with the German woman and her family on the roof. They were travelling with a teenager, a boy of sixteen. I don’t like their chances, I thought. When the boy left the table they said quietly, ‘Never again’. I walked a long way to a travel agency that I was told changed money. Here I learned the situation with river boating or lack thereof. I had already had no luck with internet enquiries so I gave up on the idea of river travel from here. I tried to find a taxi to return to the hotel but

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