At the beginning of the year, we had the opportunity to travel to Myanmar (Burma).  It was high on both of our "countries to see" list.  I can't even come up with words that accurately describe this country.  We loved it!   We took over 3000 photos in one week.  I will break it into…

  Myanmar, January 2013 “This is Burma, and it is unlike any land you know about.”   This is a famous quote by Rudyard Kipling in his "Letters from the East" (1898), and it still rings true 100+ years later.    We loved Burma.  It is a very special place.  No McDonald’s, Starbucks, or KFC. …

  Yangon, Myanmar January 2013   Yangon, formerly known as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar, with a population of over 4 million people.  It was founded in the early 11th century (circa 1028–1043) by the Mon. The highlight of this city is the Shwedagon Pagoda.  Also called the Golden Pagoda, it is a…

  And if three posts were not enough….here is a slide show of Myanmar.  It it around four minutes long and is best viewed in full screen (click on the red arrow to start and then click on the brackets at the lower right of the slide-show).  If you have your volume on, you can…