Inle Lake

Inle Lake

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December 19th 2006

Published: January 6th 2007

I had no idea what to expect from Burma. Out of all the travelers I have met along the way, only two had actually been there before. Everyone else had stories of people they knew who knew other people who had dared to risk traveling within Myanmar's untouched territory. I couldn't seem to get 'the bus ride from hell' story out of my head no matter how hard I tried. A guy I met knew another guy w... Read Full Entry

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What lies beneath

The entire lake has masses of thick plants growing under the water. We saw a number of people collecting it but I'm not sure what they use it for. Luckily none of us fell in!!!

Moored

Washing Clothes

The locals bathe and wash clothes in the river.

Boat Crossing

This is how the guys have to transfer their boats from one side of the lake to the other

The shortcut to the temple

Fiewood

We came across an abandoned bundle of firewood so we thought we'd see how the locals managed it. Woah, it is really heavy, posing for the photo was enough for me!!

Temple Monks

The Cute One

Monks watching DVDs

We were invited in for lunch and got to hang out with these guys for awhile - such a nice group of people and very hospitable!

"Hey man! Take a seat man!"

This lady was in her 70s and spoke English really well. She really cracked us up though, she'd say 'man' after everything which just didn't fit somehow but we really enjoyed getting to know her

Monk in training

This guy is going to be a heartbreaker one day for sure

Bindal at the temple

Preparing the 'face paint'

We asked these ladies if they'd paint our faces Burmese style which they were very happy to do. Here the lady is preparing the paste - water and sandalwood

Bindal being painted Yellow

The Burmese use this paint mostly on their faces but sometimes on other parts of skin that are exposed to the sun. It is for sun protection as well as beauty

My Turn

The paste has such a cooling effect - feels a bit like a face mask. As it dries the colour comes out, although it wasn't as obvious on my fair skin.

Burmese Bindal

Burmese Joy

Burmese Beetlenut: Step 1

Lay out some fresh leaves

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