From Ywama, a river leads southwest to the "inland" town of Indein |
Timbered house and bamboo bridge along the river to Indein |
Long boat passing running the gap in a small dam |
Several of these small dams help control the flow of the river between Indein and Inle Lake |
Running upstream form Inle Lake to Indein |
Monastery on the side of the river to Indein |
Water buffalo wallowing in the Indein River |
Water buffalo really do live up to their name |
Long boat coming in the other direction over another dam |
Bamboo along the Indein River |
Arriving at the market town of Indein, around 6km by river from southwest of Ywama |
Embankment of Indein |
Temple-looking roof at the east end of Indein's market hall |
Myanmar Rum, Indein |
Canal leading into the bamboo forest north of Indein |
Indein on Market Day |
Market Day, Indein |
Much of Indein's market is geared towards tourists |
Indein market |
Monastic complex on a small hill northwest of Indein |
Dennis and a Hill Tribe woman, Indein Market |
Hill Tribe woman, Indein |
Hill Tribe women at the Indein Market |
Dennis making friends wherever he goes |
Indein Market |
Indein Market, Shan State, Myanmar |
Indein Market |
Indein Market |
Ants...yummy |
Eeee...Dennis eating ants... |
Indein Market |
Cosmetics shop, Indein Market |
Hill Tribe woman smoking a traditional Burmese cheroot, Indein |
Onions, Indein Market |
Man in a "turban", Indein Market |
Indein Market |
Traditional clothing, Indein Market |
Indein Market Hall |
Hill Tribe woman, Indein Market |
Baby Transport, Burmese-style |
Indein Market Hall leading to a temple |
Hmmm...not my type, thanks... |
Woodcarvings, Indein Market |
Some kind of cheese, Indein Market |
Woman with a basket on her back, Indein Market |
Old man, Indein Market |
Hill Tribe woman, Indein Market |
Burmese cinema posters, Indein Market |
DVD shop, Indein Market |
Village of Indein |
Long boats near the bridge, Indein |
Stupas of Nyaung Ohak across the river from Indein |
Hut of woven palm, Indein |
Longboat on the river, Indein |
Woman with a baby at Indein Market |
Burmese handicrafts, Indein Market |
Indein River |
Longboats on the Indein River seen from the bridge |
View from the Indein River Bridge |
Men striped down on a longboat |
Indein River from the bridge |
Women on Indein River Bridge |
Bridge over the river at Indein |
Villagers bathing in the river, Indein |
Indein River and Bridge |
Indein |
Dennis at Indein |
Villagers by the river, Indein |
Hill Tribe woman smoking a cheroot, Indein |
A very minimalist truck, Indein |
...it must be pretty easy to work on... |
Another open-engined truck at Indein |
...I wonder if it comes from the factory like that... |
Dennis at the wheel of a Burmese truck |
Dennis at the Wheel |
Hill Tribe girls in the back of Dennis' truck |
Puppet of a nat (Burmese spirit) |
Indein Bridge |
Roadside stalls selling tourist souvenirs |
Buddhist handicrafts for sale as souvenirs, Indein |
Bullock cart in front of the Indein Market |
Our long boat awaits |
Longboats on the Indein River |
Our boat has a nice shiny new engine |
Downstream on the Indein River back to Inle Lake |
Indein River |
Water Buffalo, Indein River |
Water Buffalo |
Indein River approaching a temple |
Packed longboat on the Indein River |
Boys collecting dirt from the river bottom, probably for use on a floating farm |