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)62 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 gardens62 views
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loading cabbage61 views
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riding a bullock - standing up!61 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 place61 views
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hmm, which way is Bangladesh from here?61 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 State61 views
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chuck sitting in the car we had rented while i'm taking photos60 views
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women lined up on the roadside to collect alms, just before entering Inle60 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 timing60 views
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Intha fisherman on Inle lake rowing standing up with one leg60 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 there59 views
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a woman from the Pa-O tribe - they wear only black59 views
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Chuck & I at the hotel overlooking Kalaw59 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 this59 views
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local transportation with a tractor engine59 views
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birds all hanging out59 views
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one of the field workers smiling after our driver had given her some paan58 views
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as foreigners, we had to pay a special fee to enter the Inle area58 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 legs58 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 here58 views
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weaving silk on Inle lake58 views
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lunch at a small charming Nepalese restaurant in Kalaw. we ordered a bottle of local "wine"57 views
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