protecting myself from the rain with my parasol24 views
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really pretty silk; it was interesting watching the process of making fabric like this24 views
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we were able to get pretty authentic tasting caipirinhas at this little place in the town of Nyaung Shwe. some tourist had taught the owner how to make them. we were so happy!23 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 here23 views
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lunch at a small charming Nepalese restaurant in Kalaw. we ordered a bottle of local "wine"22 views
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women lined up on the roadside to collect alms, just before entering Inle22 views
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walking through the town of Nyaung Shwe at dawn. already lost of people around, everyone is going to Inle Lake for the festival22 views
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Chuck happy on our boat. we're not morning-people and getting up before dawn is anathema to us. but this was definitely worth it22 views
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the men standing on the elevated pole in the middle of this slender boat are singing and dancing22 views
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doing laundry. there are many of these villages on the lake. since the lake isn't deep (although it's big), houses are built on stilts and people have floating vegetable plots and gardens22 views
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weaving silk on Inle lake22 views
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Chuck & I at the hotel overlooking Kalaw21 views
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how many people can you fit on a truck?21 views
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Inle Lake filling up with boatloads of people. thousands of people & the many tribes of Shan State come for pilgrimage at this time (the town of Nyaung Shwe was packed for the festival with fairs, food stalls - excitement was in the air everywhere)21 views
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here comes the barge that everyone's been waiting for. shaped like a mythical bird, it's carrying 4 buddha images from the 12th century (except over the years, devotees have been plastering them with gold leaf so they're shapeless lumps now)21 views
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one of the field workers smiling after our driver had given her some paan20 views
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a woman from the Pa-O tribe - they wear only black20 views
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riding a bullock - standing up!20 views
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train winding its way up to Kalaw20 views
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the town of Kalaw. it's an old colonial British hillstation, about 4500 ft above sea-level. the temperature's nice and cool, and its a quiet and charming little place20 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos20 views
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walking around hilly terrain with baby strapped in front, big basket of goods in the back and an umbrella in your free hand. in the US you'd probably be reported to child welfare agencies for "endangering" your baby like this20 views
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local transportation with a tractor engine20 views
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men working in the hilly plateau while a train passes by20 views
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we were on our boat on Inle Lake at 5 am. this day was the culmination of the Phaung Daw U festival, which takes place here over a period of 20 days, and is the biggest festival of the year in Shan State20 views
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