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My first myanmar beer; and a very nice beer it is too
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My hotel - the Summit Park View
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My hotel - the Summit Park View
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Or does it mean "Please keep off the grass"?
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Local accomadation near my hotel
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Dhamma School Foundation
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Dhamma School Foundation
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Dhamma School Foundation - water fountains in the shape of owls
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Local businesses selling food and drink etc.
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Local businesses selling food and drink etc.
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The city centre with examples of British colonial architecture
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The city centre
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The city centre - the old and the new
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The city centre - the old and the new
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The city centre with examples of British colonial architecture
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The city centre with examples of British colonial architecture
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The city centre with examples of British colonial architecture
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The city centre - nuns out for food offerings
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The city centre with examples of British colonial architecture
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The city centre with examples of British colonial architecture
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The city centre with examples of British colonial architecture
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Karaweik Garden
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Karaweik Palace - not really a palace; its actually a restaraunt built in 1972 in the shape of a royal barge
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Shwedagon Pagoda
Historians maintain that the pagoda was built by the Mon people between the 6th and 10th centuries. However, according to legend, the Shwedagon Pagoda was constructed more than 2,600 years ago, making it the oldest Buddhist stupa in the world |
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - covered in gold leaf
With current repairs to the gold leaf being undertaken, the resin used to glue the gold leaf to the stupa needs to be protected from the sun as it dries and is therefore covered in sheets of bamboo. |
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - cute little pose
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - a reclining Buddha
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Shwedagon Pagoda - a reclining Buddha
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the Maha Tissada Gandha Bell donated by king Tharrawaddy Min in 1841
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - mini Buddhas contained in the intricate carvings
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - rest break for the crew
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Shwedagon Pagoda - the many temples and edifices
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Our chariot to mandalay - a near new ATR turbo-prop
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