Previous Post: Bago’s Shwemawdaw Pagoda – Myanmar’s Tallest Stupa It is a short walk from the east entrance to the Shwemawdaw to the Hintha Gon temple built on a nearby hilltop – though I hopped into the air-conditioned taxi waiting for me at the west … Continue reading
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Having spent two days in Kalaw, we were on the move again. The town of Nyaung Shwe at the top of Inle Lake was our destination. However, before we headed there, we went to Pindaya, famous for the caves in the limestone … Continue reading
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Previous Post: “Mingalaba” From Myanmar, Land of The Golden Pagodas! As far as the eye can see brick and stucco structures – stupas, temples, shrines, monasteries – bear witness to a remarkable moment in history on the east banks of Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady River. Time … Continue reading
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Mingalaba – “greetings to you” in the Bamar language! Recently I spent three weeks in Myanmar, escaping at least a bit of an unusually cold Toronto winter. As well as a week on my own to explore Yangon and some nearby … Continue reading
