tribal woman carrying enormous baskets of cabbages29 views
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at a silver workshop on the lake29 views
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countryside at dusk along the way - we hired a car & driver, & drove 3 hours to Pindaya. these photos don't really do justice to the area, it was really beautiful there28 views
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the many little pagodas perched along the steep sides and the entrance winding up the side28 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)28 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 lake28 views
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spinning silk. this woman was so old, hard to believe she was still working28 views
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hmm, which way is Bangladesh from here?27 views
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it was amazingly relaxing sitting at this restaurant surrounded by water and mountains, watching the occasional fisherman or lake people going by on their canoe27 views
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girls from the Pa-O tribe waiting patiently by the roadside to collect alms for the local monastery26 views
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barge carries 4 buddhas, even though there are 5. the story goes that in 1965 the barge, which was carrying all 5, capsized & sank in a storm. only 4 were recovered but back at the pagoda 5th was sitting there covered in weeds; so now he never leaves26 views
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the Phaung Daw U Pagoda on Inle lake. thousands of people thronged here to pray to the 5th Buddha who stays in the pagoda while the the other 4 travel to the monasteries on the lake to bless them during the festival period26 views
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protecting myself from the rain with my parasol26 views
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really pretty silk; it was interesting watching the process of making fabric like this26 views
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going back home after market day. Shan State is home to many different tribes & ethnic groups with their own cultures and languages25 views
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flying off as our boat approaches25 views
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Inle is the 2nd largest lake in Burma. it's about 4400 feet above sea-level, so the temperature is really pleasant (doesn't get scorching hot, unlike Mandalay). it's surrounded by these blue mist shrouded mountains. stunning place!25 views
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this pagoda on the lake is quite big surprisingly25 views
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all kinds of stalls had been set up on the pagoda grounds in the lake for the festival. there were thousands of tribal people here25 views
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loading cabbage24 views
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