the women all put on thanaka paste on their faces in Burma, as a sunblock and general cosmetic77 views
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enjoying the sun70 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 tv69 views
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man spraying in the fields68 views
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kitty's made it! successful clean jump as you can see!68 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)67 views
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the many little pagodas perched along the steep sides and the entrance winding up the side67 views
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donation boxes according to the day of the week you were born on67 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 decoration67 views
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at the Jumping Cat Monastery :) on Inle Lake. the kids are all waiting to see — cats jump, of course67 views
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walking in the labyrinthine walkways between the buddhas in one of the many chambers of the cave66 views
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countryside around Pindaya66 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.66 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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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-level65 views
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view of Botoloke Lake and the area around Pindaya from the cave entrance65 views
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carving wood into one of the pieces of the parasol65 views
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each of these people is working on a different component of the parasol65 views
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the barge takes the buddhas from village to village around Inle Lake to bless each monastery, which takes 20 days to complete since there are so many monasteries on the lake65 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).65 views
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spinning silk. this woman was so old, hard to believe she was still working65 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 places64 views
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with Shanti, one of seven sisters. the owner of the restaurant has 7 daughters, and the restaurant is nicknamed Seven Sisters (reminded me of the fairy tale)64 views
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by the entrance to the Pindaya cave (cave is in the limestone ridge)63 views
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tribal woman carrying enormous baskets of cabbages63 views
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house in a tribal village - hanging out and chatting63 views
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