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| One of the interesting bridges crossing the Indein Creek on our way to visit Indein Village |
March 1, Thursday Indein Village, Myanmar
Another boating adventure on the lake this morning. Mike
did a meditation session with a Myanmar leader before we met for breakfast at 9. After breakfast, we all headed out on boats to cross to the western side of Inle Lake to see
the Indein village. To reach the village, you must travel about 8 km up the Indein creek. I have seen this creek and village spelled Inn Thein, In Dein and Indein.
The
ride was gorgeous – took an hour.
Once we crossed the lake, we traveled upriver quite a distance. There were bamboo dams to control the
water and a number of bamboo bridges.
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| Heading out on the lake for another adventure - with Maureen and Jeff as boating companions |
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| Passing by an Intha fisherman in the morning |
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| The young monks in this boat were very amused by a bunch of Americans traveling by |
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| Once we entered Indein Creek,we crossed under a myriad of bridges traversing the waterway |
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| A footpath runs the length of the creek - many people on their way to various tasks |
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| Water flow was controlled with a series of bamboo dams, which acted like locks as we traveled upstream |
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| Another bamboo "lock" to cross |
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| A temple and bridge along the river was a source of abundant community activity |
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| Lots of washing going on - clothes, dishes, babies and river bathing |
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| Love this bridge |
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| This bamboo bridge seemed a bit precarious! |
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| Near the village - washing some beautiful metalwork pieces |
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And the National Geographic flotilla arrives en masse for our visit to the market and stupas at Indein
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Cant resist a few more looks at these intrepid fisherman. They were regularly outside our hotel space on the lake, which means they are making their living from tourism $$, not so much from fishing. But they are beautiful and an iconic symbol of this area of Myanmar
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