Inle Lake, Myanmar

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Last stop on our magical journey through Myanmar. I think we saved the best for last. This is one of the most unique places I have ever been to. From our arrival at Heho airport till we reached Nyaunghswe where we boarded our boat to take us to our hotel on Inle Lake, almost every moment of this one hours journey was full of photo opportunities, if you were looking out of the left hand window you were sure to be missing something remarkable on the right. I kept asking the driver to stop so I could get out and enjoy it all. After an hour we boarded our boat for the half hours transfer to our hotel , the Inle Princess Resort, again full of wonderful sights. The last ten minutes of our journey after travelling through hyacinth groves was undertaken by a young guy, doing the one legged rowing , unique to this region. It was a very tranquil approach to our accomodation.
That evening we took a canoe around the nearby village, cant understand how they manage to keep the kids from falling into the water, there were little ones , perhaps 9 or 10 months old, hovering near the edges with no visible minders closeby ??
As we approached one of the homes, this lady called out to her friend below , it seems she was asking her to pick some flowers for us. See photo.
We went walking earlier to one of the villages and were caught in torrential rain, another lady came out of her home and invited us in to shelter. See photo.
The next few days were amazing, I could go on and on, I think the best thing is just to finish now and my last words on Inle Lake and Myanmar are, go see it for yourselves, you wont be dissapointed.

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Photos

Taking a break
Fantastic visit to boatbuilding factory, beautiful hand crafted boats, works of art.

Signing
Signing my name on the list of alms recieved board inside wooden temple near Nyaungshwe

One legged rower
Approaching Inle Princess

Having a shower
Little girl having a shower in the rain, she washed her dress while she was still wearing it.

The Homestead
Inside the home of the lady who gave us shelter from the rain.

Cutting the Grass
The hotel prided itself on being environmentally friendly, what about their poor backs, surely a scythe would make more sense.

Amenities Trolley
Cart used for servicing rooms .

Sightseeing Trip
He did this for 2 hours straight.

Going Fishing
Baby onboard canoe, almost hidden by fishing nets.

Flowers for the Lady
Beautiful girl who gave me these lovely flowers, thanks to her friend also.

On the Edge
I wonder how many kids fall off the edge of these homes on stilts ?

Fishing
These guys have a different system than us

Hung out to Dry
Getting ready for school

Cheroot Factory
These girls make approx 1000 cheroots per day.