Bagan-inle

1 Yangoon by Night	2 Outside the mosque in downtown Yangoon	3 Sule Paya	4 Celebrating the chinese new year around Sule Paya	5 Stripped down taxi! Or burned down...	6 ATR 72-600 of Asian Wings Departure from Yangoon bound for Mandalay. 1 hour flight
7 Take-off from Yangoon	8 Waiting for customers in Mandaly streets	9 Mandalay's "forbidden city" with a wide Moat	10 Flying over the Moat	11 Mandalay Palace & Moat	12 Inside the palace - permitted area-
13 Just there.	14 Mandalay Palace	15 Mandalay Palace	16 Mandalay Palace	17 Mandalay Palace	18 On the way to Shwenandaw Kyaung
19 Taking a nap at the entry of Kuthodaw Paya's monastry	20 Kuthodaw Paya's main hall	21 Kuthodaw Paya	22 Looking down Shwenandaw Kyaung's well	23 Stunning Shwenandaw Kyaung Temple, made entirely out of wood! My favorite!	24 Shwenandaw Kyaung
25	26 Shwenandaw Kyaung	27 Shwenandaw Kyaung	28 Shwenandaw Kyaung	29 Shwenandaw Kyaung	30 Sandamuni Paya
31 Sandamuni Paya	32 Climbing Mandalay Hill's hundreds of steps, escorted by stone-seats	33 Climbing Mandalay Hill's sheltered-Stairway	34 Climbing Mandalay Hill's sheltered-Stairway	35 Climbing Mandalay Hill's sheltered-Stairway	36 Climbing Mandalay Hill's sheltered-Stairway
37 One of Mandalay Hill's many temples	38 Most - upper temple, under an amazing sunlight	39 Playing on top of Mandaly Hill	40 Most - upper temple, under an amazing sunlight	41 A form of meditation	42 Taking a ride on Taungthaman Lake for the sunset
43 Taking a ride on Taungthaman Lake for the sunset	44 Taking a ride on Taungthaman Lake for the sunset	45 U Bein's Bridge - Longest Teck Brige in the world!	46 U Bein's Bridge - Longest Teck Brige in the world!	47 Taking a ride on Taungthaman Lake for the sunset	48 U Bein's Bridge - Longest Teck Brige in the world!
49 Taking a ride on Taungthaman Lake for the sunset	50 Taking a ride on Taungthaman Lake for the sunset	51 U Bein's Bridge - Longest Teck Brige in the world!	52 U Bein's Bridge - Longest Teck Brige in the world!	53 U Bein's Bridge - Longest Teck Brige in the world!	54 U Bein's Bridge - Longest Teck Brige in the world!
55 U Bein's Bridge - Longest Teck Brige in the world!	56 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	57 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	58 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	59 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	60 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours
61 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	62 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	63 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	64 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	65 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours	66 Cruising Ayeyarwady River downstream to Bagan for 10 hours - Arriving in Bagan
67 Arriving in Bagan	68 Waiting for the old tourists!	69 Nearly Mynamar's flag! Yellow-green-red. Did they get the idea here, during the sunset?	70 Sunset in Bagan Mya-zi-gon	71 Sunset in Bagan Mya-zi-gon	72 Sunset in Bagan Mya-zi-gon
73 Sunset in Bagan Mya-zi-gon	74 Hot air Baloon floating above Bagan during the sunrise	75 Hot air Baloon floating above Bagan during the sunrise	76 On the road to Chauk. Construction of a segment of the road/bridge.	77 On the road to Chauk. Construction of a segment of the road/bridge.	78 On the road to Chauk by Bike
79 On the road to Chauk by Bike	80 On the road to Chauk by Bike	81 Visiting the entrails of Sisa - Nar Stupa	82 Visiting the entrails of Sisa - Nar Stupa and its stinking bats!	83 Sisa - Nar Stupa	84 River view from Law-Ka-Nan-Da
85 Law-Ka-Nan-Da	86 Law-Ka-Nan-Da	87 Ma-Nu-Ha	88 Ma-Nu-Ha	89 Ma-Nu-Ha	90 Ma-Nu-Ha
91 Tea-Break!	92 Na-Ga-Yon Temple	93 Pahto-tha-mya Temple's little guide	94 Pahto-tha-mya	95 Pahto-tha-mya's little guide!	96 Pahto-tha-mya's little guide!
97 view from the top of Pahto-tha-mya	98 view from the top of Pahto-tha-mya	99 Pahto-tha-mya	100 Dhamma-yan-gyi Patho	101 Dhamma-yan-gyi Patho	102 Dhamma-yan-gyi Patho
103 Su-La-Ma-Ni Patho	104 On the way to remote Pya-Tha-da Pagoda for the sunset	105 At last! Pya-Tha-da Pagoda (and final sand-path)	106 Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	107 Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	108 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda
109 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	110 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	111 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	112 Racing to reach the viewpoint before the sunset!	113 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	114 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda
115 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	116 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	117 View from the top of Pya-Tha-da Pagoda	118 Nyaung-U Bus-Station	119 Meiktila Bus-Station	120 Meiktila Bus-Station: No buses run between Meiktila and Kalaw => On for a bumpy ride
121 Meiktila	122 Meiktila. A lonely young monk carrying the donation bowl	123 Our cool-driver. Ontop of having many stops to cool down the engine, we had a lot of stops to pick-up/leave "passengers" sitting on the roof or buy more Paan to further dye his mouth red	124 Burmese heroic pick-ups	125 Burmese Travel	126 Burmese Travel
127 Burmese Travel	128 Burmese Travel	129 Burmese Travel - never enough -	130 Arriving in Kalaw for the sunset, under the fresh breeze of the height	131 Starting the 2-days Hike to Inle Lake under the watchful eyes of a hairy cow!	132 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery
133 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	134 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	135 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	136 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	137 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	138 Stopping in a small village and looking at a granny's work!
139 Stopping in a small village	140 Stopping in a small village and looking at a granny's work!	141 Stopping in a small village	142 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	143 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	144 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery
145 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	146 Following our dear guide Moteh from ViewPoint Hotel! => Look at the lonely Planet P171 also!	147 Moteh Also	148 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	149 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	150 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery
151 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	152 Stopping in yet another village for lunch under a clear blue sky	153 Saying Hi also	154 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	155 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	156 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery
157 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	158 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	159 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	160 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	161 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery믯䢿歩⁥態慬⁷‭湉敬	162 Aloe-vera
163 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	164 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	165 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	166 2-Days Hike from Kalaw to Inle Lake trough great scenery	167 2 days Hike between Kalaw and Inle Lake	168 End of school day in a small village!
169 Our Host for the night	170 Our Host for the night	171 Little monks getting the monastery ready for the night	172 Little monks getting the monastery ready for the night	173 Little monks getting the monastery ready for the night	174 The monks of the monastery are mostly Orphans/kids from poor families who can't raise them. They are taken in charge by an old master who takes care of them and ensures that these little kids get a hardcore education sleeping out in the cold, learning thousands od lines of mantra and taking care of the little comunity in the middle of the mountains
175 Little monks getting the monastery ready for the night	176 Little monks getting the monastery ready for the night	177 Climbing up for the sunset	178 Blurr	179 Climbing up for the sunset	180 Climbing up for the sunset
181 Enjoying the sunset with some Mandalay beer!!! Moteh was great all along also! Helping with the providing of the beer and viewpoint also!	182 Settling for a fresh dinner	183 eating under the expectant eyes of a stray cat	184 Leaving first thing in the morning to Inle Lake	185 Leaving first thing in the morning to Inle Lake	186 2nd day Hike to Inle Lake under an unbelievable sky!
187 2nd day Hike to Inle Lake under an unbelievable sky!	188 2nd day Hike to Inle Lake under an unbelievable sky!	189 2nd day Hike to Inle Lake under an unbelievable sky!	190 A shy doggy!	191 A shy doggy!:)	192 A shy doggy!
193 Stupa in Inthein	194 The Hiking team! Our guide Moteh (left) 51 years old, son of a couple of Nepali who went to Burma to fight the japonese in the British Army, guided us trough the countryside at good speed, telling us all about porcepines, barking deers, wild pigs, tigers and all sort of trees and berries. An awesome guide indeed for an awesome group!	195 Arrival point of the Hike: Inthein on Inle Lake	196 First glimpse of the lake and its strange boats!	197 Playing with the birds from the boat	198 Playing with the birds from the boat
199 Enginious toilets!	200 Paddling - style of Inle Lake, one foot on the boat, the other one helping with the rowing	201 Inle Lake's amazing scenery!	202 Inle Lake's amazing scenery!	203 Inle Lake's amazing scenery!	204 Inle Lake's amazing scenery!
205 Inle Lake's amazing scenery!	206 Inle Lake's amazing scenery!	207	208 Taking side-"paths"	209 Stopping at Phaung Daw Oo Paya Monastery	210 Stopping at Phaung Daw Oo Paya Monastery
211 Cruising on Inle Lake	212 Cruising on Inle Lake	213 Cruising on Inle Lake	214 Cruising on Inle Lake	215 Demonstration of lotus- tissue!! (similar to silk)	216 Weaving
217 School boy on his way to school!	218 Monks in a hurry	219 Markets on Inle Lake	220 Kayan Women with there "long neck..."	221 Cruising on Inle Lake	222 Buffalo taking a much appreciated bath!
223 Cruising on Inle Lake	224 Cruising on Inle Lake	225 Inthein	226 Playing out under the sun!	227 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake	228 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake
229 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake	230 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake	231 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake	232 Fighting spirit!	233 The mum looks fondly at her restless son, kicking the ball anywhere!	234 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake
235 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake	236 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake	237 Stupas and Monasteries in Inthein Inle Lake	238 Paper maling, Inle Lake	239 Paper maling, Inle Lake	240 Cat-Jumping Monastery Inle Lake
241 Cat-Jumping Monastery Inle Lake	242 Cat-Jumping Monastery Inle Lake	243 Cat-Jumping Monastery Inle Lake	244 Cat-Jumping Monastery Inle Lake	245 Sunset on Inle Lake	246 Sunset on Inle Lake
247 Sunset on Inle Lake	248 Morning flight from HEHO to Yangoon (1hour flight) ATR72-212	249 Back in Yangoon at the amazing Shwedagon Paya, Asia's biggest, richest and most impressive stupa	250 Shwedagon Paya	251 Shwedagon Paya	252 Shwedagon Paya
253 Shwedagon Paya	254 Shwedagon Paya	255 Shwedagon Paya	256 Guess who!	257 Inle Lake