I hope you aren’t tired of Myanmar and Inle Lake yet, because we had another amazing day here. Plus you’ve had few days to recover from Myanmar overload! As we arrived at the main hotel building, we received a special good morning greeting from the Butterfly Lovers, a Burmese Romeo and Juliet. Aren’t they gorgeous? I’ve been tellingRead more
Let’s continue our visit to Myanmar’s lovely Inle Lake. As our longboats pulled into ourhotel dock, we had a very special welcoming committee. These adorable children dressed in colorful outfits greeted us with choruses of “Mingalabar!” and showers of rose petals. Turns out the children are from a nearby orphanage which Don visited during ourRead more
Today we left Bagan and headed to a very different part of Myanmar, Inle Lake. Here are a few last views of the hotel grounds and pagoda landscape. isn’t it lovely and serene? We all would have liked to stay and relax at this peaceful resort. However, off we went to the next adventure. As usual ourRead more
Mingalabar again from Myanmar! After visiting the Ananda Temple, we moved on to the Shwezigon Pagoda, near Bagan. It is one of Bagan’s oldest, built in the 11th century. Its bell shape became the prototype for later Burmese stupas. A series of terraces decorated with plaques of scenes from the Jatakas, previous lives of Buddha, riseRead more
Now that we’ve been home for 10 days, I’ve pretty much recovered from jet lag and it’s time to move on to the rest of our trip. Today let’s travel to Myanmar. It was the least familiar to us–and the biggest surprise. While we enjoyed every place we visited, Myanmar–and especially Inle Lake–was perhaps our favorite. (Wondering aboutRead more