Thailand & Burma Blog Nov 22nd, 2016
November 23, 2016 at 3:56 PM
Tuesday Nov 22nd, 2016 - Inle Lake and the 17 Villages on Stilts.
Today we spent the entire day exploring and photographing some of the villages on nIle Lake and meeting the Intha people who live here. During the day we visted the Indein temple complex, a black smith and silver smith shop and in Inn Paw Khon Village say Lotus and silk weaving. This is also a time of festival where thousands of monks visit the area and take offerings at the temple pagoda to distribute for charity. The small village waterways were very busy with long boat traffic heading to and coming from the festival. Enjoy the selection of images from todays photo shoot.
Sunrise outside our villas this morning.
All the villas are connected with boardwalks, it is a very peaceful place.
The flowers starting to open in the surrounding waters.
The morning light as we sail out to the small villages on stilts.
A long boat moored up beside the rows upon rows of floating gardens.
More of the floating gardens, these are tomatoes.
Early morning wash up as we enter one of the villages.
Young monks heading to the festival.
These ladies are heading to the festival too.
This gal is just taking in the view.
These hats represent a certain type of people. They believe they are direct descendants from the dragon.
Wendy decides to try one of the head dress on for size. Looks good Wendy.
Marion too.
Young girl on the country road.
Same old lady again, this time smoking.
More young monks waiting for the water taxi long boats to take them to the festival.
Another view of the village of homes on stilts.
This is a silver smith shop.
Such delicate work!
Melting the silver to work with it.
This lady with the neck rings is working on weaving.
They continue to add rings as they get older and stretch the neck.
Laundry day at this stilted home.
This is the unique way of rowing on the lake. The locals do this so they can have two hands free to tend to their nets.
Ken and NuiNui working out at the black smith shop.
Using the bellows to get the fire nice and hot.
View inside the weaving shop.
This gives you an idea of how large some of the homes on stilts are.
More of the ladies and a gentleman heading home from the festival.
Young monk waiting for a water taxi.
Giving the offering of rice to the monk, who then give to the poor in their villages.
Ken relaxing as we continue on this afternoon.
This young boy playing near his home.
Another fisherman on the lake.
More fisherman as the sun sets.
The last of the daylight and the setting sun over InIe lake.
That’s a warp for todays blog. We are up early tomorrow morning to fly back south to Yangon then overnight and on to Thailand. Goodnight from Myanmar.
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