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by the entrance to the Pindaya cave (cave is in the limestone ridge)50 views
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the women all put on thanaka paste on their faces in Burma, as a sunblock and general cosmetic48 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.48 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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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 tv47 views
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man spraying in the fields47 views
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enjoying the sun47 views
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donation boxes according to the day of the week you were born on46 views
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each of these people is working on a different component of the parasol46 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).46 views
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kitty's made it! successful clean jump as you can see!46 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-level45 views
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view of Botoloke Lake and the area around Pindaya from the cave entrance45 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 places44 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 decoration44 views
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carving wood into one of the pieces of the parasol44 views
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shan women working in the fields44 views
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at the Jumping Cat Monastery :) on Inle Lake. the kids are all waiting to see — cats jump, of course44 views
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walking in the labyrinthine walkways between the buddhas in one of the many chambers of the cave43 views
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countryside around Pindaya43 views
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spinning silk. this woman was so old, hard to believe she was still working43 views
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house in a tribal village - hanging out and chatting42 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 lake42 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 period42 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)41 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 leaves41 views
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