We drove in gharries a mile or two to the bungalow, through crowds of natives of India-how ugly they look compared with the burmese!
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
I think in the space of two or three hours one of almost every nation must go up; not that there is any crowd at all, but the people are wonderfully varied, the greater number being, of course, exquisitely clothed burmese.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
Shwey or gold, is also a burmese term for royalty.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch