Saturday, May 28, 2011

War stories and exotic food in Taipei?s Little Burma

It was an Italian friend living in Taipei who told me about Little Burma located in the southern part of the city. Not the locals. Many locals hadn?t a clue about the place when I asked them.

It?s not easy to find, tucked away in a side street in a nondescript area. At first glance, it looks like any other side street in the capital.

But Hua Xin Street and its surrounds are a little piece of Myanmar that's lodged itself in Taiwan.

Orange-robed Buddhist monks roam the streets begging for alms, Burmese text is emblazoned on signboards and many of the sights and smells are straight out of Yangon.

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Source: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/war-stories-and-exotic-food-taipeis-little-burma-008259

Denise Richards Drew Barrymore Eliza Dushku Elizabeth Hurley Elsa Benitez

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