Today we traveled a bit away from the lake and up a stream into the mountains. The stream was actually dammed to allow boats to travel up and down the elevation change and to allow water to be collected for irrigation. It was kind of crazy how you popped up or down the level changes. All along the ride, we passed local children playing in the water, locarrying things on their … [Read more...] about Day 12: Leaving Inle and Flights
The night before we left Bagan, we had dinner at a restaurant which has traditional puppet shows. The puppets look little bit scary to me because of how real they look. All the puppets were dressed in traditional costumes with vibrant colors. The overall show was hard to follow and understand even though we were already told the story by our tour guide because it was spoken in … [Read more...] about Day 10: Myanmar Traditional Arts
Unfortunately, we had to leave Bagan, but once we made it to our destination, it was all worth it. *side note: as I’m writing this, the power just went out. Fun times with undeveloped infrastructure.* Inle Lake is situated between two mountain ranges, so all around there are beautiful views. I have to say, it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever had the chance to … [Read more...] about Day 11: Inle Lake
Temple and pagoda around the lake 29 I got up at 5 a.m. this morning with no alarms. There was a ray of light went through the curtain and woke me up. I waked outside of the cabin and discovered the sunrise. It was amazing and beautiful. I felt so peaceful just watching the sunrise. We also visited a temple today that was literately on the water. We met some monks in the … [Read more...] about 05/29/2015
We took the shuttle plane again to Heho to visit the Inle Lake. It was nice and cool on the lake not like the days before. We visited some interesting local workshops, including cigars, silverware, cotton and silk and Shan paper. Those were made by hands and they were most natural things. I hate cigarets, but I got some cigars for my dad because they are better than cigarets … [Read more...] about 05/28/2015 Villages Around Inle Lake