MYANMAR : The Golden Land (Inle Lake and Taunggyi) Part 2

Whenever I look back and think of my trip to Inle, I always think of this...

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Shan Mountains

The long, winding, road traversing the Shan Mountains. The very steep gorges, narrow roads which seem to be endless. But to make the drive from Yangon to Inle, despite the distance, is worth it. Inle is one of the most intriguing places I have been to. 

I visited Inle back in 2014 and we stayed there for 3 nights. I truly enjoyed my getaway to Inle. I have been blessed to have a partner who is Burmese and is keen to just get in a car and drive for hours to show me how beautiful his country is. It is one of the last frontiers in South East Asia, and I am very lucky I was able to tour Burma before it becomes flooded with tourists.

View of Inle Lake From our Hotel 

Quaint little coffeshops in Inle

Of course, I had Inle Lake in mind when we visited Inle. I hear that the fishermen have a special way of rowing their boats - using their leg. I was fortunate to have witnessed them do it not because there are tourists around, but because that's just how they do things in Inle.

Lady tending to her aqua farm

A beautiful way to go boating in Inle Lake

A view the lake with the Shan Mountains on the backdrop

The Inle Fishermen (they are very friendly)

Sunflower Aqua Farm

Homes around the Lake

Pagodas around Inle Lake

More Pagodas around Inle Lake

Author with the very gracious ladies from the Paudaung Tribe

Inle Fishermen

Sunset over Inle

We also took a day trip to Taunggyi since it was just less than an hour away from Inle. I didn't get to take much photos of Taunggyi since we were in a rush and I truly just basked in the atmosphere and... I ate. I love food. Here are some photos of Taunggyi Market and some of the villages beyond Taunggyi.

Beautiful Roses in Taunggyi Market

Taunggyi Market

The Pa-O women conducting trade

Villagers riding back to their villages

Bullock Carts

View in Hopone

Small fruit stand by the road in Hopone

Photographer: Wi

Camera : iPhone5s

Revisiting My Love For Photography

Ever since I was in 6th grade, I have always been interested in photography. I joined the Junior Photographer's Club.  It was very primitive then, using a DSLR with film. Now everything has changed. I'm sure some of you may not be familiar with the whole analogue camera with film. Where you have to go through the entire roll of film taking photos and wait a day or two to get the film developed before you can see what your photographs look like. 

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Now that I have finally have my time organised, I feel that longing to take photographs again. Lucky for me, this time, the whole process is a lot simpler. Instant gratification. Here are some of my attempts with my photography. 

Begonia from my garden

Beautiful plates and ceramics from Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant, Yeppoon

Rose Bud from my Garden

Manekineko

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Gold Cat

Pretty Flower 

Blue Skies over my Yellow Bells

Isolating the Green Elements 

Isolating the Reds

Kookaburra 

Kimono Display at Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant

Chopsticks

Lanterns

Green Tea Set

Lush Fields

Boats at Yeppoon

The Lagoon, Yeppoon

Red Elephant

Photographer: Wi

Camera Used; Sony NEX-F3

Wildlife from Down Under

I have been living in Australia for the past 6 years now. One of the things I love to do in my spare time is visiting zoos and animal sanctuaries here. Some of them are endangered species and the thing I really like with Australians is that they respect and conserve their wildlife. Meet some of the Aussie wildlife that I was able to snap photos of. 

Male Kangaroo

Skink

Wombat

Dingo

Emu

Kookaburra

Carpet Snakes

Tasmanian Devil

Australian Sugar Glider

Peacock 

Cockatoo (It was eating a piece of fruit whilst perched on top of our TV antenna)

Last but not least, the Koala 

Photographer: Wi

Camera: iPhone5s and iPhone 7

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