this pagoda on the lake is quite big surprisingly70 views
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how many people can you fit on a truck?69 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 gardens69 views
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one of the field workers smiling after our driver had given her some paan68 views
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hmm, which way is Bangladesh from here?68 views
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we felt so lucky to be in Inle on this day. we hadn't planned our trip to Burma to coincide with this festival, but once there & we'd heard about it of course we had to experience it. what amazing timing68 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)68 views
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Chuck & I at the hotel overlooking Kalaw67 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos67 views
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local transportation with a tractor engine67 views
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women lined up on the roadside to collect alms, just before entering Inle67 views
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as foreigners, we had to pay a special fee to enter the Inle area67 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 festival67 views
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birds all hanging out67 views
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Intha fisherman on Inle lake rowing standing up with one leg67 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 there66 views
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a woman from the Pa-O tribe - they wear only black66 views
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weaving silk on Inle lake66 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!65 views
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lunch at a small charming Nepalese restaurant in Kalaw. we ordered a bottle of local "wine"64 views
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men working in the hilly plateau while a train passes by64 views
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