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Colonial bungalow on Circular Road
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Club View
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Large colonial anglo house on Forest Road
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Tapsy Villa. A splendid colonial house on Circular Road. At one time this was Beatty Bros Hotel.
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Tapsy Villa, Circular Road
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Meyer Lodge, Club Road
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Myoma and Golden Triangle Cafe, 1943
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Park Road House
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Possibly known as Park View (Club Road), and lived in by Rodway Swinhoe until 1925. Stained glass windows to his memory are in All Saints' Church.
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Colonial House on Forest Road
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Russell Square, 1925
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Russell Square, 2007
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The Retreat, Club Road
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An old map of Maymyo from 1945
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The charming beauty of our following generations
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The National Landmarks Garden is close to the Kandawgyi Gardens.
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This beautiful waterfall is adjacent to the caves at Wet Wun
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Passion flower stamens. Fruit, flowers and vegetables are grown abundantly in Pyin Oo Lwin
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Poinsettia. Ubiquitous in Pyin Oo Lwin from November to June
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A carpet of yellow celandine-like flowers in December
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It's easy to get off the main roads and find the old horse rides (see the map for more details of these)
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Wild native crocuses in May
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The cliffs at the Dat Gaing waterfalls in Anisakahn make a visit to these falls a good challenge
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Just out of town towards Lashio you come across the heart of Myanmar
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The road up from Mandalay is well paved
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Spectacular scenery as you climb up the escarpment
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Plenty of village and rural life to see on the way
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A fisherman at Lake Inle
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Rice paddy gives wonderful rural views and insights
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Hundreds of sunsets like this in Pyin Oo Lwin
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A rushing stream emerges from the Wet Wun caves
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The main road from Mandalay entering Pyin Oo Lwin
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Most monasteries have huge trees covering up to an acre or more sometimes
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Pyin Oo Lwin is a great destination for train buffs. It's possible to hire a whole train for your visit to Myanmar!
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Innwa Falls in the dry season
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The Innwa Fallsin the rainy season. Off the road - you need a good guide to get to this great picnic spot
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Wet Wun cave entrance
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This stream cascades throughout the cave system
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Cave entrance looking outwards.
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Lots of antiques and interesting things to buy
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A pharmacy selling traditional herbs and medicines, across from the market
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The Purcell Tower and the Main Mosque in the centre of town
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Novitiation parade in the main street
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View of the town centre from the Golden Triangle cafe
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Pyin Oo Lwin Golf Club welcomes visitors. Equipment is easily rented here
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AnT houses the main internet cafe in the middle of Pyin Oo Lwin
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The main Mandalay-Lashio Road passes through the centre of town
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The Purcell Tower
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The Post Office, with telephone and fax facilities
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Over the rooftops of the northern suburb
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Purcell Tower of 1936. An identical tower was built in Penang, Malaysia
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The Purcell Tower
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A quiet side street
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Sweater shops for which Pyin Oo Lwin is justly famous
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Get around the town in a stylish 'Victoria' coach
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Drying coffee. Coffee is one of the principal industries in the area
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A coffee estate on the outskirts of town
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Separating coffee from the husks
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Modern training facilities exist in Pyin Oo Lwin
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Locally produced coffee packaged for supermarkets and export
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Golden Triangle cafe
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Terrace of Golden Triangle
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The National Landmarks Garden is near the National Kandawgyi Gardens
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The National Landmarks Garden is near the National Kandawgyi Gardens
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The National Landmarks Garden is near the National Kandawgyi Gardens
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The National Landmarks Garden is near the National Kandawgyi Gardens
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The National Landmarks Garden is near the National Kandawgyi Gardens - and looks over the beautiful lakes
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The National Landmarks Garden is near the National Kandawgyi Gardens
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Kandawgyi Gardens bridge
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A watery corner of the Gardens
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Kandawgyi Gardens lake one misty morning in winter
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The markets offer an abundance of local produce
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A rose seller outside the market. Picture supplied by Hartmut Hallek, 2007.
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Pancakes at a market food stall
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Fruit and vegetables are fresh and abundant
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Every quarter of town has its own small local market
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One of the original stores in Pyin Oo Lwin, well restored
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These cannon outside the Forestry Department Museum are dated 1851
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