Inle Lake-Day 2

Asia » Burma » Eastern Burma » Kalaw
February 1st 2016

Published: April 24th 2016

Day 22-Monday-February 1 Buckle-up…this will be a wild day! We awoke this morning with our room not any warmer. Doug called the front desk and asked about the heater problem. He was told the units in each bungalow were only air conditioning and not heaters…oh well. So, as it does get warm here in the daytime, we’ll turn our units off when we return from our excursions in the afternoon to pre... Read Full Entry

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Going to market?

These two women are rowing their boat along side a floating garden.

Crossing the canal

These bridges are everywhere along the canals, allowing people to cross from one side to another. They definitely differ in age and quality of condition.

Four boatmates

Hal giving the high sign from his rear seat.

Big building

These are traditionally where many of the workers create their products.

Ye Min waves hello

Ye Min waves to us as they go by on our way to the next stop.

Gardeners

Two men work the crops in this floating garden.

Freshly picked flowers

These young women have a boat full of newly picked flowers and must be on their way to market.

Lovely Annette

Enjoying the ride and clutching her "I love Myanmar" purse.

I Love Myanmar

Sign on this stilted building with "I Love Myanmar".

One long boathouse!!

That whole roof is covering a very long ceremonial boat.

Young man at work

This young man, sitting on the end of his boat is focused on putting something in his wicker baskets.

Pagoda

A series of stupas along the canal.

Small village

Small village along a canal. Not quite Venice is it?

Abercrombie & Kent

We know we are in good company with an Abercrombie & Kent group here as well. They docked their boats next to ours.

Floating vendors

A couple of local women marketing their wares from their boats after we docked.

Padaung women

As we arrived at this location, we encountered several of the long-necked women from remote villages over the mountains. We are holding The Monterey Herald for our friends back home.

Padaung women

This voluntary custom begins when they are 5 years old, and if the girl chooses she starts with two or three rings with more added as she grows older.

Smiles around

Our new Padaung friend was more than happy to pose with us.

A Padaung weaving

This woman, in a separate room, sits on the floor while she weaves. One can see she has many neck rings. They are difficult to remove so they have to sleep in a special position.

Shan paper making

We got a demonstration on how they make Shan paper...one at a time. This is made from the fiber of the mulberry tree after a process that makes it into a paper dough.

Paper dough

This is the finished fiber from the mulberry tree that is used in the water bath that creates the Shan paper.

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