Chuck & I at the hotel overlooking Kalaw48 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos48 views
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how many people can you fit on a truck?48 views
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flying off as our boat approaches48 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 place47 views
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women lined up on the roadside to collect alms, just before entering Inle47 views
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as foreigners, we had to pay a special fee to enter the Inle area47 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 festival47 views
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the leg-rowing boat competition has started. the Intha men (who live on Inle Lake) row standing up, with one leg. each of the procession boats has people playing music, drumming, singing while the rowers row away in unison with their legs47 views
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Intha fisherman on Inle lake rowing standing up with one leg47 views
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lunch at a small charming Nepalese restaurant in Kalaw. we ordered a bottle of local "wine"46 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 State46 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 here46 views
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one of the field workers smiling after our driver had given her some paan45 views
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a woman from the Pa-O tribe - they wear only black45 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 this45 views
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local transportation with a tractor engine45 views
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men working in the hilly plateau while a train passes by45 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!45 views
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birds all hanging out44 views
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