#nyaungshwe

[parkes-and-wrecks]

Flour mill worker, Nyaungshwe, Myanmar

The white paste on this young worker’s face is Thanakha paste from the Thanakha tree. It is used cosmetically and as protection from the sun.

[welthochdrei]

07/10/2019

Radtour zu den natürlichen Khaung Daing Quellen.

Fahrräder leihen ist problemlos für etwa 90 Cent pro Tag möglich, allerdings ist es eine Herausforderung ein Kinderfahrrad zu bekommen. Nach drei Verleihläden erhielt Noah-Elias ein Mountainbike mit dem er annähernd fahren konnte und wir radelten 9 km durch die Berge, bis zum beschaulichen Ort Khaung Daing, in dem es die gleichnamigen Quellen gibt, die ohne Zusatzstoffe direkt aus den Bergen kommen. Die verschiedenen Becken haben eine Temperatur zwischen 27° und 34°. Anfangs ist es interessant bei fast 30° Außentemperatur in heißes Wasser zu steigen, aber wenn man wieder herauskommt ist es gepaart mit der frischeren Bergluft angenehm kühl.

[davidstanleytravel]

The ordination hall of Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung Monastery just north of Nyaungshwe, Myanmar (Burma), is constructed mostly of teak.

[travelbinge]

Blue house by Joffrey Duda

Inle Lake, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan, Myanmar

[jzaphotography]

Viewpoint Lodge

[stutengarten]

One day on the Inle Lake

Inle Lake, Myanmar

I arrived to Nyaungshwe with an overnight bus from Mandalay. From where it is just a short boat ride to the lake. I found a nice english speaking boatman on the jetty and despite another delay through our accompanying disease I managed to take the tour. The day on the water reminds me of times long gone. When it was common practice to spent summer days in the middle of a lake with nothing more than a raft, a Minn Kota engine and some of the finest people I’ve ever met.

The sound of the 2 stroke Made in China engine destroyed my daydreams. But nonetheless this day was a beautiful adventure with a lot of stops across the lake to marvel at the Intha people who mainly inhabit this ecosphere. I excluded the more touristic attractions like the single leg rowing fisherman that nowadays only pose for tourists to bring home some cash instead of really making an effort to catch some fish.

I came across some small villages, floating gardens with tomatoes and beans and some really scenic views. When our captain stopped the engine to experience the peace of a lovely sunset over the hills, my dreams returned.

[davidstanleytravel]

The former Shan king's palace in Nyaungshwe, Myanmar (Burma), is now a Cultural Museum.

[davidstanleytravel]

This woman at Mingalar Market in Nyaungshwe, Myanmar (Burma), seems to have something to say.