Yangon Myanmar, Burma, Rangoon - Shwedagon Pagoda

Yangon Rangoon, Burma, Myanmar. 5448 Diamonds, 2317 Rubies, 99 metres tall (325 feet), originally built in 588BC, gold plated with gold plates. Tons, of solid gold plates. The "Shwedagon Pagoda" in Yangon Rangoon, Burma, Myanmar. This is what I call, a lazy travel post. Oh, the Pagoda was one of the most mind blowing structures I have ever seen. It's surreal. Look it up. The point is, one day soon, I'll get around to showing the other side of Yangon Rangoon, Burma, Myanmar. It's not all precious gems and gold. More like cups of rice and prison tat's. Possibly dependent upon your public opinion on certain, say....issues..and...things...about the government, just as a wild example. Perhaps I'll title the post " Burma, Myanmar : Visiting a Unitary Presidential Republic, With No Preparation At All Just a Last Minute Whim , It Sounded Like a Good Idea at The Time, and Hey The Flights Were Cheap". Or maybe "Yangon Rangoon : It Was Good Enough For George Orwell, Lets Check It Out". Which is precisely the method I normally use, to select our next travel destination. Not without fault, the selection criteria of potential countries to visit may need some fine tuning, in case we end up in North Korea, or even worse, London.

In the meantime, here's a photo of the Shwedagon Pagoda, from last week. Given that 99% of the people who read this blog are here searching for photos of Balangan Beach, Bali, it may only be of interest to the 1% who personally know us, to inform you that last week we safely made it into, and out of, Burma, Myanmar.