Because every country and region has its own customs and cultures, it’s important to plan future trips with this in mind, more so when you’re going abroad because what might be acceptable in one country might see you jailed in another.

Not far from Kutho Taw is Atumashi Kyaung (the Incomparable Monastery) which was built by King Mindon in honour of King Tharyarwadi, and the Golden Palace monastery, where King Mindon and Chief Queen Setkyadevi spent most of their happy married life. There you can almost feel the royal fingerprints as you wander about.