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Myanmar: from the global travels of Kaye and Dawson 2015-09-26 - between China and India - Photo by Kaye Bowman. This journey stop is shared by global travelers "Kaye and Dawson" from their visit to Myanmar, formerly Burma, earlier this year. Kaye writes, Myanmar is a country slowly but surely emerging from decades of isolation and authoritarian rule. Considered the fourth most isolated country in the world, behind Iran, South Korea and Cuba, Myanmar is poised to explode onto the modern world. Myanmar - still often called by its former official English name Burma - is nestled between its gigantic neighbors, India and China, and is almost twice the size of Germany. With high mountain peaks, vast plateaus and thickly forested ranges, the bulk of the populations lives in the more accessible central lowlands. Dissecting the entire length of this enchanting land is the "Father River", the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River. In this photo Over Lake Taungthaman is a bridge made from teak wood salvaged from the Ava Palace around 1850 and is the oldest and longest teak wood bridge in the world. We walked out onto this ancient bridge and wondered of its age and strength. A sunset boat ride on the lake gave us some of the most beautiful photos of our trip. Permalink | Comments?

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