by the entrance to the Pindaya cave (cave is in the limestone ridge)36 views
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man spraying in the fields36 views
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a little later the place started filling up with local shan people - they ordered tea & snacks and intently watched a thai soap on the satellite tv34 views
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by our bungalow at the hotel where we spent the night in Pindaya. when we woke up were surprised to find we had some pretty amazing views. Pindaya is located at the foot of Mene-taung mountain range, over 3800 ft above sea-level34 views
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donation boxes according to the day of the week you were born on34 views
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each of these people is working on a different component of the parasol34 views
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this cat is jumping through the hoop - you can see it in the air with its ears through the hoop34 views
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view of Botoloke Lake and the area around Pindaya from the cave entrance33 views
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the women all put on thanaka paste on their faces in Burma, as a sunblock and general cosmetic33 views
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shan women working in the fields33 views
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lotus fabric, unique to burma. this woman is pulling fragile fibers from lotus stems; the fibers will be spun to form stronger thread. stems have to be used within 3 days of plucking, and over 100,000 stems are needed to make a monk's robe.33 viewsand the lotus is not cultivated, they grow wild. the process of making just the thread involves an incredible amount of work, let alone weaving lotus thread which requires special looms. the monks get to wear lotus fabric - so much devotion & hard work goes into their simple garb
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walking in the labyrinthine walkways between the buddhas in one of the many chambers of the cave32 views
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making "Shan paper" from the bark of the mulberry tree. they mix it with ash & lime, boil & pound it. here they've spread the fibre on a tray with water & are stirring it; they'll place petals & leaves for decoration32 views
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in Shan State - ONE OF OUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE PLACES! some of our most amazing travel experiences in Asia were in Shan State (this is just after landing in Heho, I still have the Air Mandalay sticker on my arm)31 views
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enjoying the sun31 views
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by the time we arrived in Pindaya the few touristy restaurants closed. we went to this local hangout, had amazing shan noodles (haven't found it anywhere else). no one spoke english, we pointed at stuff, & it'll remain one of my fav places30 views
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some of the 9000 buddha statues inside the cave. some have been there since the 11th century. unfortunately, recently it was decided to paint these statues in gold and red, which destroyed their beauty30 views
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making parasols30 views
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carving wood into one of the pieces of the parasol30 views
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countryside around Pindaya30 views
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at the Jumping Cat Monastery :) on Inle Lake. the kids are all waiting to see — cats jump, of course30 views
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we stopped at Anna's Restaurant in the middle of the lake to get some food at 9 in the morning (we'd been up 5 hours by then).29 views
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kitty's made it! successful clean jump as you can see!29 views
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the finished sheet of paper after about 15 minutes of drying in the sun28 views
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