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Burma border

I set out from Imphal for Moreh - but  I screeched to a halt as I saw this interesting sign on the road
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It turned out to be a memorial to the Anglo Manipur war
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A rather depressing statement of certain defeat...
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A very modern design - difficult to understand
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I must say that the architects had a very large and ambitious design
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Actually the memorial was closed when I got there, but when this kind fellow saw that I had come all the way from Mumbai, he went and got it unlocked just for me! What a nice person! 
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I had a great time crossing the hillstowards Moreh...
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...Until my rear brake suddenly stopped working! Shit! I called Delzad and he said that Royal Enfield brakes abruptly stop working when they heated up by being used a lot! 
What nonsense...what stupid quality brakes are these. 
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I waited for half an hour to let  the brakes cool down and then rode slowly and cautiously to the Moreh border
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Moreh will be the entry point to India in the ambitiously planned South East asian highway - so the government has built a fancy new ICP - Indian customs point. 
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But as of now the road still has a rather rickety 'Bridge over the rver Kwai' feel to it. The mega highway is still sometime away
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I went  to the other border which has an old world bazaar charm to it
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Check out the perfunctionary immigration post
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All borders should be as simple as this
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I dropped into a Burmese joint for a drink
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A lucky conversation with some people let know that I could in fact, ride into Burma without a visa - upto Tamu town!  WOOHOO! I set out at once! 
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I am in a foreign country!!
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What a beautiful golden temple! I went inside to check it out
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There used to be a large Tamil population in Burma in the British era - they have gone now, but their temples still remain
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I dropped into a charming Burmese hotel for a celebratory drink! 
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That was a wonderful and unexpected treat! 
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The next day i went off to a village called Andro, where they have a museum anda  garden. 

As I got out of Imphal and went up the hills, I had a great view of Imphal valley
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But when I reached Andro, I found that the museum was closed! Oh  no.  There was no one around so I went inside the complex to explore it. 
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The museum is a bunch of tribal huts with exhibits inside them. There are some carvings and stone pillars in the garden - which are open access
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The huts are covered with beautiful carvings of animals  and people and tribal motifs
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There is a large and impressive garden in Andro - with a lake and all! 
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Then it was time to get back to Imphal to enjoy the last day of the Sangai festival
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I was impressed with the quality of guests at the Sangai festival  - first there was the princess of Thailand, and today was the American Ambassador and the American Consul general! 
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INA museum, Moirang
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