On Jan 23, 10:45 am, Travel Myanmar <nyi....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 22, 12:09 am, zxcvar <aro....TakeThisOut@radiology.umsmed.edu> wrote:
>
> > Greetings! I am going to visit Calcutta in middle of February 2008. I
> > would like to go to Rangoon to visit the famous Swedagon [ I hope I
> > spelled it right] Pagoda. Any suggestions about the trip. I am an
> > American citizen. With thanks in advance.
>
> There are lot of sites that can validate your ideas at
> 1)http://www.tripadvisor.com (alive, but you need to sign up)
> 2)http://www.myanmars.net(dynamic & free information - no sing up
> needed)
> 3)http://myanmartravelinformation.com/(freeinformation no sing up
> needed)
>
> Nyi Nyihttp://groups.google.com/group/travelmyanmar
it's in fact Shwedagon. Shwe means Gold or Golden. All Burmese
citizens
outside Burma, such in Singapore, BKK, KL they are greeted and known
"Shwe" among migrants.
Dagon is the former kingdom name of Rangoon *(Yangon to Burmese
taste).
Frankie Myanmar
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