 The shady tree-lined road leading to the Inwa Ferry |
 Girls selling trinkets waiting for new tourists to arrive at the Inwa Ferry |
 Girl wearing traditional Burmese make-up (Thanaka) in the shape of leaves |
 I tend to have low tolerance for kids selling souvenirs at tourist sites, but Dennis was into it... |
 Burmese Bling Bling |
 Dennis thrilling the local girls |
 Dennis makes friends everywhere he goes |
 Long-tail ferry across the Myitnge River to Inwa (Ava) |
 Myitnge River ferry to Inwa (Ava) |
 Inwa ferryman |
 Myingte River |
 "Mainland" ferry dock |
 Crossing the Myingte River by long-tail ferry |
 The ancient capital of Inwa is on an island formed by the Irrawaddy River, the Myingte River and the Myittha Canal |
 Tourist transport of Inwa |
 Traditonal houses made of panels of woven palm fronds, Inwa |
 Small River Restaurant - Ava (the alternate name of Inwa) |
 Garden of the Small River Restaurant, Inwa (Ava) |
 Dennis and our highly-experienced Mandalay guide, Soe Myint |
 House on Inwa island |
 Ava (Inwa) horse tour - MKY5000 |
 Heading for the historic ancient capital of Inwa by horse cart |
 Typical Southeast Asian rural architecture |
 In the Philippines, they're called "nipa huts" |
 Stilt houses of woven palm reeds, Inwa |
 Eastern gate in the ruins of the formerly impressive city wall surrounding the ancient capital of Inwa |
 Stilt house, Inwa |
 Inwa's formal name is Ratanapura - ऋअतनपुर - the City of Gems |
 Inwa was Burmese capital for most of the time from 1364-1840 |
 Horse cart is standard transport in Inwa, but a bit of a pain to stop and take photos |
 Inwa by horse cart |
 Inwa traffic - double bullock cart and bicycle |
 Stupa along the southern moat of ancient Inwa |
 Field of sunflowers filling the former moat of the ancient Burmese capital of Inwa |
 Golden stupa marking the southwest corner of the city wall, Inwa |
 Field of Flowers, Inwa |
 Dennis - Yellow |
 ...the horseman can wait... |
 One of the many stupas of Inwa (N21 51.20/E095 58.62) |
 Inwa stupa along the southern moat (N21 51.10/E095 58.58) |
 Large stupa at the southwest corner of the moat around the ancient capital of Inwa |
 Inwa became capital of Burma in 1364 after the fall of Sagaing to the Shan |
 Southwest gate in the ancient brick city wall, Inwa |
 Stilt house made of wooden planks as opposed to woven palm fronds |
 Shady tree-lined street in Inwa by horse cart |
 Since we hadn't yet been to Bagan, we wanted to stop here but the guide blew it off... |
 Green rice paddies and palm trees, Inwa |
 Burmese farmer on the ridge between rice paddies |
 Inwa rice paddy with the stupa at the southwest corner of the ancient moat |
 Bagaya Kyaung, Inwa - teak monastery built in 1834 |
 Some of the 267 teak wood pillars supporting Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 Bagaya Monastery (Kyaung), Inwa |
 Old weathered wood carving, Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 Interior of Bagaya Moanstery, Inwa |
 Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 Looking up at the roof of Bagaya Kyaung, the teak monastery of Inwa |
 Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 Dennis at Bagaya Monastery with his new bling bling |
 Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 School at Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 Old woodcarving, Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 Woodcarving, Bagaya Monastery |
 Stone Buddha, Bagaya Monastery |
 Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 Railing around Bagaya Monastery |
 Dennis at Bagaya Monastery |
 Weathered woodcarving, Bagaya Monastery |
 Stupa at Bagaya Moanstery |
 Young boy at Bagaya Monastery |
 Dennis chatting up the Burmese ladies |
 Young boy at Bagaya Monastery, Inwa |
 Rice paddies around Bagaya Monstery to the west of the Ancient Capital of Inwa |
 Stupa and rice paddies, Inwa |
 Rice paddies, palms and a golden stupa, typical Burma |
 "Attap" dwelling |
 Road to the heart of the Ancient Capital of Inwa |
 The "Leaning Tower" of Inwa, all that remains of the Palace of King Bagyidaw, who reigned 1819-1837 |
 Remains of a pool near the Palace of King Bagyidaw (N21 51.44/E095 58.73), Inwa |
 Nanmyin - 27m watchtower which leans precariously since an earthquake in 1838 |
 Climbing Nanmyin, the Leaning Tower in Inwa |
 View of the ancient pool from the tower of Nanmyin, Inwa |
 View from Nanmyin Tower across the Irrawaddy River to Sagaing, another ancient capital and our next destination after Inwa |
 The old Inwa Bridge over the Irrawaddy River |
 View across the corn fields now covering the site of the ancient capital to Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery |
 On top of the Leaning Tower of Inwa, Nanmyin |
 Very little remains of the former capital city |
 Mha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery (as opposed to the Teak Monastery), Inwa |
 Shadow of Nanmyin, the Leaning Tower of Inwa |
 Souvenir stall at the base of the Leaning Tower of Inwa |
 Reclining Buddha holding down old Burmese banknotes |
 Craft stalls around the Nammyin leaning tower, Inwa |
 The Burmese are fantastic craftsmen |
 Nipa hut inside the walls of the ancient city of Inwa |
 One of Inwa's more substantial houses |
 Gate to Maha Aungmye Bonzan, Inwa |
 A pair of Burmese guardian lions (Chinthe) |
 Dennis and the Chinthe of Maha Aungmye Bonzan |
 Guardian lions of the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Gate to the Brick Monastery of Inwa |
 The impressive Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery of Inwa |
 The Brick Monastery - built 1822 by Chief Queen of King Bagyidaw |
 Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Tower of the Brick Monastery |
 Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Dennis on the steps of the Brick Monastery |
 Burmese writing on the gate leading to Htilaingshin Paya, the stupas next to Maha Aungmye Bonza |
 Buddha image in the eastern chapel of the Brick Monastery |
 Stupas next to the Brick Monastery |
 Stout brick pillars in the undercroft of Maha Aungmye Bonzan |
 Undercroft of Maha Aungmye Bonzan |
 Undercroft of Maha Aungmye Bonzan |
 Stupas surrounding the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Stupas of Htilaingshin Paya pre-dating the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Stupa next to the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Stupas which predate the Brick Monastery |
 Dennis at the Ancient Capital of Inwa |
 Stupa at Inwa |
 Stupa next to the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Stupa detail, Inwa |
 Path past an old tree to the stupa northwest of the Brick Monastery |
 Stupa northwest of the Brick Monastery |
 Small chapel in the same style as Maha Aungmye Bonzan |
 Maha Aungmye Bonzan - the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Maha Aungmye Bonzan - the Brick Monastery, Inwa |
 Stupas at the Brick Monastery |
 Dennis found another friend, Inwa |
 Our Chariot Awaits |
 One Horse Power, Inwa |
 How different Inwa is now from what it must have been in its heyday |
 Road through Inwa back towards the ferry |
 ...the friend of Dennis from the Brick Monstery |
 Sales in Motion...Inwa |
 "A" for effort anyway...at least she's good-natured |
 Stilt hut of woven palm fronds |
 Rural architecture, Myanmar |
 Stilt hut, Inwa |
 Stilt hut, Inwa |
 Ceramics along the river, Inwa |
 Ferry dock at Inwa to return to the "Mainland" |
 Inwa Ferry |
 Dennis on the Inwa Ferry |
 Bicycle on the ferry crossing the Myingte River near the confluence of the Irrawaddy |
 The bridges over the Irrawaddy River to Sagaing |
 The river level changes greatly between the wet and dry seasons |
 "Mainland" pier |
 They're still here... |
 Burmese girls with the traditional makeup |
 Burmese girl with face paint in the shape of leaves |