Inle Lake, February 2014

We had a full day of exploring Inle Lake by traditional long boat. It was a great experience and definately a highlight, if not the highlight, of the trip. I wish we had had at least another full day in this area. While what we saw was "touristy" by Myanmar standards in reality all of it was traditional to the local lifestyle. Even in a touristy place in Myanmar you are greatly outnumbered by the locals, and people are genuinely happy to see you.

Panda Express?
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This seems to be the drivers' bathing spot.
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The tourists boats have the comfy chairs.
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A family is loading up in a long boat after a trip to the market.
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A family is loading up in a long boat after a trip to the market.
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A family is loading up in a long boat after a trip to the market.
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A family is loading up in a long boat after a trip to the market.
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At the Indein Village Market.
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Woman smoking in the market.
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Woman selling items in the market. Note her dedicated coworkers!
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Some items are obviously for tourists, but it is a full working market.
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Lunch time at the market.
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Jackfruit growing on a tree.
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It's time to leave.
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You see men dredging the river by hand.
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Woman Bathing
Like I said, all the life is by the water.
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Boy bathing at the river.
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A restaurant on the edge of the village.
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Note the traditional Intha Leg Rowing technique.
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Mom and the kids out running errands.
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A long boat speeds by one of Inle Lakes fancy resorts.
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Typical Inle Lake stilt houses.
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Typical Inle Lake stilt houses.
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The Golden Kite Restaurant, Inle Lake.
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On the way to our next stop we passed this rather nice Inle Lake stilt house.
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Our next stop is the Ko Than Hlaing Silk and Lotus Weaving shop and factory.
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Here a girl shows how the lotus stem is broken open to expose the "silk."
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Lady weaving at a loom.
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Lady weaving at a loom.
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Lady weaving at a loom.
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I really liked this lady working the spinning wheel.
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Lady at spinning wheel.
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Our guide explains how the dyes are made. The safron color is for the monks robes.
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The dye cooking room.
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Dyeing the silk.
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A finished scarf.
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Break Time.
The lotus "silk" is more coveted and expensive than the real silk.
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Working at the loom.
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Keeping Watch.
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This little cutie loved having her photo taken.
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Out next stop is the USein + Daw Tin Nu Blacksmith Family Workshop.
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They had a perfect rhythm worked out.
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It was great fun watching them work, they didn't miss a beat.
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I bought a really cool pair of scissors here. It's like something from 200 years ago.
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The bellows operator. When they thought no one was looking they used an electric blower! Haha.
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Blacksmith cat!
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Blacksmith at work.
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Blacksmith at work.
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Inle Lake, February 2014