weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

A series of quiet mood shots and reflections along the waterway concluding with an image of a long boat loaded with goods and another boat populated with happily smiling and waving young nuns in their pink garbs.


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

MYANMAR COUNTRY INFO in set # 61: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-731087-1.html

INLE LAKE AREA INFO in set # 114: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-743241-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - Village and and huts along the canal and a solitary low lying paddling boat

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2 - Closer and slightly later take of the above scene

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3 - View from Nga Phe Chaung, oldest monastery at Inle Lake, located at its southwestern shore

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4 - Closer view of the mountains and reflections

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5 - One more view of this placid scenery

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6 - Close view of the structures and garden along the water

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7 - Final view from the monastery with the boats tied up in front

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8 - A boat heavily laden with goods passing by over the plants near the shore

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9 - A boatload of some 17 young nuns with shaven heads in traditional pink garb resting at the side of a canal leading to Inle Lake

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10 - Friendly waving young nuns in traditional pink garb, in front two chaperones

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

For your reference:

11 - Trip map of the Myanmar segment of our tour

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12 - Map of the sights at Inle Lake, the Nga Phe Chaung monastery is on the left side lower center just off the lake

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Nice!

NMGal Loc: NE NM

A very peaceful looking place, Joe. In 1 and 2, what and why is there a line of bamboo (?) dividing the canal?

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

You know that I enjoyed this leg of your journey, Joe!

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Beautiful se!

lnl Loc: SWFL

Peaceful and also primitive living. What a change from the western nations.
I really like the photos of the nuns and the longboats. I can’t imagine steering one of those heavily laden longboats anywhere. Those people work really hard. It appears the nuns are living in the middle of nowhere. Plus they appear quite young. It must be hard both on them and their parents to leave them. Is it primarily so they get an education? Do they do as many of the young monks do, go to the monastery to learn and then leave later?

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Bill.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Barbara. I really don't know what that line of bamboo is there for. However, it appears that some of these waterways are not navigable in the dry season, so I surmise that this might be a relatively shallow area and the bamboo divider shows where the channel is deeper. As I said, no real knowledge, just my thought.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Yes Mike, I expected you to be happy with these water views. Thanks!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Gary, I am happy that you enjoyed this set.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Ellen. Yes, it definitely is a different world out there and those long boats must be hard to steer but they seem to be doing allright. These nuns were just in one of these long boats for a ride, must be living in a nearby nunnery somewhere. I assume that it is the same as with the male monks, they go to the nunnery for both religious and secular education and most will return to their families or to a "normal" life once their education is over, or possibly even in-between.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Another set of beautiful images of an exotic place, Joe.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Ken, glad you enjoyed the set

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Stupendous chronicling of a beautiful place and people 🏆👑🏆👑🏆