Inle Lake: Lotus Root Weaving

 Lotus Root weaving.. who knew. It is a pretty intense process and take a long time to get enough to create on thread. in order to make the warp stronger on the loom the Lotus thread is soaked in both congee (rice water) and cooking oil.
The result is amazing.. almost linen like.. but a little different. Soft, thin and slightly rough.. It is insanely expensive, but worth every penny once you see the the process.

Inle Lake: Floating Gardens

 Tending to the floating gardens.. morning and night. They are solid enough to stand on and each section grows  vegetables and flowers. The Intha can not create anymore gardens.  The only way new people can use these gardens is by selling their plots.. or passing them onto new generations. It is said there is a satellite that can track when more 'land' is created.. maybe that's true.. either way for the safety of the ecosystem it's probably a good idea to keep things as they are..

Eating: Bagan:Myanmar

Market: Bagan: Myanmar

Bagan: Myanmar: Snapshots

Nats

SugarCane Juice

Tintin our supercool guide. Horse Cart #76... for anyone going

The mode of transportation: Horse cart

Nathluang Kyaung Temple: Dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.

Out of 'Vishnu's 10 Avatars' seven remain intact. 

Views from Nathluang Kyaung Temple. 

Water for all

prayer time

fresh coconuts.. only thing to beat the heat