The patio of our "Little Inn" hotel in Nyaungshwe had a nice view onto the monastery next door.
The harbor of Nyaungshwe where all boats to Inle Lake depart.
Like in Thailand, the boat engines are modified car motors on a long stick.
Slowly onto the morning market in Indein.
The tourism industry slowly begins to blossom. Here souvenir stalls in the village of Kaung Daing.
Cheroots (the local cigars) are popular and cheap.
Hetty negotiates for necklaces of jade and petrified forest.
The Drum Tower in Ywama, near the Phaung Daw Oo Paya.
Slowly we passed by boat these majestic symbols of devotion at the waterfront.
At Indein we joined the local festival, with lots of plays for kids, gambling, loud music and a huge local market.
The dice of this Burmese version of the slot machine are pulled with a rope, and compared with the figures in the front.
The romantic stupas and htis of the old Shwe Inn Thein monastery in Indein, very photogenic.
Farmers collect the bundles of straw and carry it away on their head.
They should never restore this place, but efforts are under way (here the Buddhist' tradition to have as many and new.stupas as possible conflicts with the romantic idea of Western photographers ...).
Hetty near the West entrance.
Left are some recently newly painted stupas.
Afternoon's backlight on the plumes of the lake's abundant vegetation.
The interior of the Phaung Daw Oo Paya, only accessible by boat. It is the holiest religious site in the southern area of Shan State.
Sunset at Inle Lake.
Fisherman use a peculiar and effective way to push the oar with their leg.
Harvest of beans at the floating gardens.
This is truly Myanmar.
A lifetime on the water.
See also some pictures of local Inle Lake factories.
To Mandalay.