Garden Lizard (yeah sure, how big is the garden?)
Magical moth
Doesn't it look just like a Tim Burton's movie?
Padung woman on Inle lake. You may know them as the "giraffe women" but note that they strongly dislike this nickname and prefer being refered to as "long neck elegant women". However the real name of this ethnical community is Padung. The origins of this tradition are controversed, but it seems that men enforced the wearing of these brass rings during invasion times, so that their women look ugly and do not serve as sex slaves. Girls start wearing these rings at the age of 5 (5 rings are put on their neck). When they reach the age of about 25, they wear 25 rings, and it means they are ready to get married. Sadly many of these women are "exhibited" for tourism purpose.
On Inle lake, you find a very specific type of fishermen, that you find nowhere else in the world. They belong to the Intha people, which litteraly means "sons of the lake". These fishermen have a unique fishing skill, that is paddling with one leg, at the very edge of their boat. Absolutely fantastic.
Factory. Making of Myanmar unique cigars.
This is one of the most incredible thing I have seen. Lotus flowers are picked up from the lake and their stem is broken into two to get this silk thread, amazingly fragile and breakable. With this silk thread, women will weave shalls, clothes etc. It takes so many lotus stems to be able to weave one little scarf. Just imagine the amount of meticulous work!
Blacksmith on Inle lake.
Intha fishing style.
Floatting village on Inle lake. People live in these houses, on the lake and move around only on their boat. They never step on land. You find all shops, restaurants, houses on the lake to sustain.
Inle lake, about 25 km long and 12 km wide. A wonder of beauty.
At the gold leaf factory.
Amarapura's U being pedestrian bridge, dating from 1849, built over 1000 teak posts. A mythical bridge depicted in various books. As beautiful as the structure is, once more tourism has ruined the place. At its feet, you won't find anything else than loud bars and garbage.
Maha Ganayon Kyaung monastery, home to more than 1000 monks. This was morning time, after alms, monks go eat their breakfast.
Typical Myanmar sun umbrella.
Lacquerware factory.
Food stall. Fish and all sorts of little crustaceas.
Just met this little girl in the middle of nowhere as we were cycling in the dry land, and came upon this beautiful stupa (below). It occured that this little beauty was living here with her parents and siblings. She was really excited to show me all around and explain me that there is a hidden entrance to the temple. So I climbed up there with her but turned back when I saw the amount of bats and droppings in there.
Some faces just have to be captured for they express so much. Look at her eyes and smile.
Giant lying Buddha.
View of Bagan from the Schwesandaw Paya. A very stiff climb up, one should not be scared, but you should not look below.
First day, first impressions: Burmese people are genuinely lovely!
Small food stall on the street
Night market in Yangon
Crossing Yangon river
A small laid-back village on the other side of Yangon river
Schwedagon Paya, Yangon. Built between the 6th and 10th century but the present form dates back to 1769.
Bagan, land of thousands of stupas
Lacquerware workshop
These are made with horse hair and will become lacquerware cups. The process is absolutely unbelievable and takes ages to be completed.
Carving work, so meticulous
Traditional Myanmar make-up
Ananda Pahto temple- 11th century
Inside the temple are four 31feet high Buddha statues covered by gold leaves offerings
superbe ;)
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