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Myanmar: Bagan and Inle lake

Posted 21. June 201423. October 2016 admin

January 2014

Bagan and Inle Lake

These two places are the tourist magnets of Myanmar and interesting for most of the touring cyclists, too. Bagan is an area with thousands of ancient temples and pagodas, the Inle Lake is an idyllic lake in the mountains of the Shan State. This time I don´t want to write as much as in previous articles, but rather show some nice photos.

Sunset in Bagan

bi_small2 — Most of the temple have been build during the 10th and 12th century.

bi_small5 — If you don´t have a bicycle to get around, you can rent a horse cart.

bi_small9 — This pagoda is a popular spot to see the sunset.

bi_small7 — With so many tourists the souvenir sellers are not far.

bi_small11 — It is easy to escape the crowds and find a lonely pagoda.

Inle Lake

bi_small14 — Fishermen at work

inle_fisher — A fisher hits his paddle on the water to chase fish in his nets

bi_small15 — Nowadays most of the boats use a petrol engine – it is faster but very noisy

bi_small20 — People are living in houses on stilts

bi_small21 — Here they produce traditional cigars.

bi_small16 — A weaving mill is also included in the tourist boat trip

bi_small17 — Like the cigar making it is just a show for tourists – as soon as the tourists leave, the people stop their work

bi_small23 — A small pagoda in the middle of the lake

bi_small26 — The fishermen have a special technique here: They tie the paddle to their leg, so they have two hands free to get the net in.