МьянмаQueen Me Nu's Brick Monastery21°51’28” N 95°59’3” E
12 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
The last site I visited was the Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery. This one was a pretty impressive concreteЧитать далее
МьянмаU Bein Bridge21°53’30” N 96°3’32” E
12 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
МьянмаMandalay International Airport21°42’20” N 95°58’13” E
13 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ ☀️ 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 MandalayЧитать далее
МьянмаNyaung Shwe20°39’34” N 96°55’45” E
13 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ 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 untilЧитать далее
МьянмаInle Lake20°35’4” N 96°54’31” E
14 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ ☁️ 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) goЧитать далее
МьянмаInle Lake20°28’30” N 96°53’25” E
14 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ 🌧 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 statuesЧитать далее
МьянмаInle Lake20°33’40” N 96°53’51” E
14 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ 🌧 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.Читать далее
МьянмаInle Lake20°35’4” N 96°54’31” E
14 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ 🌧 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 theЧитать далее
МьянмаInle Lake20°30’30” N 96°54’17” E
14 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ ☁️ 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 CatЧитать далее
МьянмаMöng Hsawk20°34’52” N 96°56’14” E
15 сентября 2017 г., Мьянма ⋅ ☁️ 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 waitedЧитать далее
