We haven't mention much about the transport in Myanmar, the reason is because its hard to explain how slow, painfull and packed it can get. Just imagine yourself on an old japanese 3rd hand bus, with distance between the seats as for little japanese and above all, in Myanmar they decided to add an extra seat between rows, in the corridor! Add to this a maximum speed of mmm... lets say 50 Km an hour on dirt roads, if not old colonial pavment. Painfull already? The other interesting thing is that most of the vehicles are driven on the right side but they have to drive on the right side of the streets!!? Anyway, this was our last bus ride from Inle to Yangon, from where we will catch a flight to Bangkok. Sad to leave this beautifull country with extremlly nice and smiley! people in long skirts: longi's.
Most of the countrys that we visited which had some sort of exchange with the British have their own version of chai. As for Pakistan: Hot milk, tea very sweet. India: the same but with cardamom and other spices. Bangladesh, as in Pakistan but not as sweet. In Malaysia: Cold tea with condensed milk and ice. And in Myanmar, as you can see on the image above: Hot tea with condensed milk... addictive.
The village at the far end is in the middle of the waters but surrounded by green
...modernity and noise always come together
In this lake people have developed diferent technics for their survival, which provide interesting insights to their culture. Fishing technics, foot rowing, floating gardens for cultivation as well as their own dwellings hanging above water over bamboo columns.
Inle Lake in Shan district. When there is no market kids fly their kites.
