MyanmarQueen Me Nu's Brick Monastery21°51’28” N 95°59’3” E
12 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
The last site I visited was the Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery. This one was a pretty impressive concreteLeia mais
MyanmarU Bein Bridge21°53’30” N 96°3’32” E
12 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Our final stop was U Bein Bridge back at Amarapura where we started the day. U Bein is the world's longest teak bridge spanning two sides of a body of water that was part of the Ayeyarwady floodplain.Leia mais
MyanmarMandalay International Airport21°42’20” N 95°58’13” E
13 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Air KBZ K7223 | MDL/HEH
Economy Class
Aerospatiale ATR72-600 | XY-AJE
ATD/0945 | ATA/1015
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I asked Win Aung to drive me to MandalayLeia mais
MyanmarNyaung Shwe20°39’34” N 96°55’45” E
13 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ 28 °C
I arrived at Ostello Bello around noon. It was so wonderful to have good wifi again (the wifi networks at the last two places I stayed got overloaded easily). I opted to stay in the common area untilLeia mais
MyanmarInle Lake20°35’4” N 96°54’31” E
14 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Ostello Bello makes it very easy to sightsee. They put up signup sheets in the common area for the various tours. They each cost a set amount per boat, divided by however many people (maximum five) goLeia mais
MyanmarInle Lake20°28’30” N 96°53’25” E
14 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Phaung Daw U was an interesting temple. Its centerpiece wasn't a Buddha statue but some misshapen blobs made uneven with gold leaf. I couldn't figure out if these had once been small Buddha statuesLeia mais
MyanmarInle Lake20°33’40” N 96°53’51” E
14 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
One of the highlights of thee lake tour were floating farms, which mostly seemed to cultivate tomatoes, and the fishermen of Inle Lake who steered with their legs. The latter looked staged to me.Leia mais
MyanmarInle Lake20°35’4” N 96°54’31” E
14 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
The many stops to view handicraft did get tiresome. We saw silversmithing, umbrella making, weaving of silk, cotton, and lotus thread, and cigar making. Some stops were interesting, especially theLeia mais
MyanmarInle Lake20°30’30” N 96°54’17” E
14 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
The last stop of the lake tour was the Nga Phe Chaung Monastery. The monastery was made of teak and each Buddha statue was housed in its own teak house. It used to be known as the Jumping CatLeia mais
MyanmarMöng Hsawk20°34’52” N 96°56’14” E
15 de setembro de 2017, Myanmar ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
I planned to hire a bicycle and cycle around on my second and last full day at Inle. However, I woke up to dark clouds, and the skies opened up around 7am. I moped around, watched Netflix, and waitedLeia mais
