Burmese Days - Yangon

[[Myanmar-(Burma)/Yangon]] - colonial capital of Burma/Myanmar - when we rocked out in the 1960s the Burmese decided not to bother with maintanence of the city and as such the city is a wonderful city of old buildings and rundown streets. It appears however that the junta has plenty of bunce to spend on nice pagodas.. the Sole pagoda is the heart of the city centre and the Shwedagon pagoda overlooks the city and is truly beautiful at night.. (see facebook) - The Shwedagon has a 76 carat diamond at the top of the umbrella!Impressive stuff!

written by  Michael Russell on April 21, 2009 from Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
from the travel blog: Escape from Blighty
tagged Yangon
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