{"id":1235,"date":"2013-10-31T19:32:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T19:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebackpackingbear.com\/blog\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2015-01-30T15:45:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T15:45:08","slug":"joe-louis-visits-shwedagon-pagoda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backpackingbear.com\/blog\/joe-louis-visits-shwedagon-pagoda\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Louis visits Shwedagon Pagoda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>See what other blogs are saying about the Shwedagon Pagoda:<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While in Yangon, we visited the impressive 2,500-year old hundred meter high golden Shwedagon Paya, easily the most visited Buddhist temple in the city.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.traveldudes.org\/travel-diaries\/28-day-road-adventures-myanmar-finding-love-shwedagon-paya\/60162\" target=\"_blank\">Go Nomad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The highlight of our stay in Yangon was the Shwedagon Pagoda. It was by pure luck that we ended up there late in the afternoon, and I highly recommend going there before sunset to anyone planning to go.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/thediplomaticwife.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/23\/yangon-travel-shwedagon-pagoda\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Diplomatic Wife<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; See what other blogs are saying about the Shwedagon Pagoda: &#8220;While in Yangon, we visited the impressive 2,500-year old hundred meter high golden Shwedagon Paya, easily the most visited Buddhist temple in the city.&#8221; &#8211;Go Nomad &#8220;The highlight of our stay in Yangon was the Shwedagon Pagoda. 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