75) Caves, monasteries and pagodas around Lake Inle: Photos 42 to 50

Lake Inle is definitely a site of great natural beauty, anyway in its vicinity there are also several interesting cultural attractions to see. When we came from Mandalay, the taxi stopped in Pindaya, a place famous for its Buddhist caves. We did it like this because it was practical, requiring only a small detour, but most people visit Pindaya in a day trip from Lake Inle, as it is situated only at a 2hrs ride from there. Another day we chartered a taxi with Huguette and Jean-Marc that took us to the archaeological site of Kakku which turned out to be so fantastic that it consumed a whole day. When we made our extensive walk in the lake’s surroundings, we passed by the Shwe Yan Pyay monastery 2km from Nyaungshwe in direction of Heho (location of the airport) and went to visit it although it was hardly mentioned in our guidebook. Anyway we had seen interesting pictures in the guesthouse and were not disappointed by what we found - on the contrary. Finally, the city of Nyaungshwe also had something to offer on the cultural plan: pagodas, Buddhist statues, a local market and a puppet show, an art for which Myanmar

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