Inle Princess Resort Inle Lake

... de l'Anapurna al Nepal que se suposa que dura 14 a 16 dies. A mi el tercer dia se m'ha fet ja molt pesat i aixo que era practicament tot de baixada. <br><br> ********************<br><br>I decide to leave behind the heat and the dozens of pagodas for a while and head to the hill station of Kalaw where I will start a three day trek (18 + 22 + 15 km) that is going to take me to Inle Lake. I contract the services of a professional guide, Harry Singh, in order not to get lost with ...

Chan Chan taught us some cat related words. I wrote them out how they sound, so are not likely spelled correctly. Min-yawn (meow) and U-wan (cat). I woke up at 6 am. I slept for 12 hours and feel like I was brand new again! Chan Chan met us after breakfast at 8:30. 2 guys took our bags on a trishaw to the dock while we walked with Chan Chan through the town. The seats on the long tail boat look comfortable. The chairs have backs and cushions. There are even life ...

Inle Lake is a good place for relaxation. I spent there two and half days. Most tourists, if not all, stay at the nearby village called Nyaungshwe. It is a good starting point for all trips. In the village is a small market, mostly busy in the morning, and several shabby looking pagodas. I took a one day bike trip ...

... that I could hardly understand. But I absolutely enjoyed being part of the festival. So far, I have been pleasantly surprised on this visit to Myanmar, and this includes the overnight stay at the monastery among the hills. It was very basic, freezing cold but yet so serene in this time-forgotten place. It was a great enjoyment looking at the young novices play hop-scotch in the early morning and they waving goodbye as we leave.

... passed a lot of locals on the way and a great watering hole for lots of buffaloes. We walked quickly and were determined to finish the trek. We sat down upon arriving at the lake for our first meal not prepared by our cook, needless to say we already missed his services. We then stepped into the extremely long boat, prepared with comfortable chairs and sun umbrellas for our trip across the lake. It was a beautiful ride ...

... in an interesting method using their feet, this place really is, for lack of a better word, like a modern day Atlantis. Of course, using the phrase 'modern day' to describe anything in Burma should be taken with a grain of salt, but that's how people here have lived for several generations. Our experience in this region started with the much recommended trek from a neighboring mountain town called Kalaw. The trek goes through extremely scenic Burmese mountain villages and farmland, areas ...

Kalaw is a trekking base town. We had just one night here and did not really get the opportunity to explore the town. Our ramblings tooks us to the Everest Napali resturant and to the Hi-Snack bar where we met some locals and heard tales of a wily Irish man called Francis Murphy who could polish off a whole bottle of whiskey. He returns to Kalaw often and met a local girl and now leaves in Yangon. The next day we met our guide Mishal and set off on our 3 day trek from ...

... hanging out in a truly lake front restaurant. One of the best things about this place, and this country is that no one else is here (good for us, bad for its in habitants). We saw two other tourists in two days! A far cry from the tourist trails of most of Asia. And almost like having our own private country to tour in. This was to continue for our entire trip! Unfortunately we only were able to spend two days here. We both thought we could have stayed there for the next 6 months ;).

... houses of which the only means of getting about is by water. I will let my photos do the talking as they do so much better than me. The lake was covered with dozens of small fishing boats with the Intha boatmen doing their unique rowing motion of twisting their leg around the oar and pushing it back, and thus propelling the boat forward. After taking in the view for a while and snapping a few pictures of the lake and its fishermen my boatman took me to Ywama one of the ...

Our luggage retrieved and a last night spent at the Royal, we left early for Mandalay airport and flew to Heho, air gateway to Inle Lake. Finally - a relatively late model Camry with working A/C for the ride to Nyaungshwe, the major town near the lake. The trip is listed as just 11 km., but seems to take forever on the poor, crowded roads. We checked in to the Gold Star Hotel and went out in search of a Mr. Atun to see about a trek into ...