Today we luckily had a later start then the last couple of days!:D Our first thing we did was we observed the fisherman, and they showed us how to catch a fish using the gear that they use. The gear they use is like an upside down basket with an extra layer of fishing net. To use it they first catch the fish by pushing the upside down like catching a ping pong ball on a table with a cup. Then they release the second layer of fishing net inside the basket. After they lure the fish to the sides which catches it in the side pouches they quickly pull it up.
During our ride to the stupas we went up a river which had little damns that our boat rode up and down. We had pretty long walk to the stairs which led to the 1000 stupas. The stupas were ancient and constructed of stone and brick. That was mom's favorite part of Inle Lake. We walked all the way down the steps passing hundreds of vendors selling everything from souvenirs to clothes to art. We even saw a Hornbill head!
We ate lunch at a restaurant overlooking a temple that held the five wooden Buddhas. Inside the temple is where they hold the buddhas. You can't actually see them since they are covered in gold leaf put on by locals. Now you can't even tell they are Buddhas, just big blobs of gold. There were more people there today because it was a full moon and a full moon is the Buddhist Sabbath Day. Once a year a special golden bird ship carries the 5 golden buddhas and travels to the villages on Inle Lake. Some of the men from the villages stick on more gold leaf to the 5 Buddhas. This is called the Pagoda Festival. The golden bird ship is pull by a group of one legged paddlers on a narrow boat. These boats will also have races during the Pagoda Festival.
We had another stop which was paper making. We had already seen paper making but that's ok, my dad hadn't.
Back at the hotel we ate dinner and I finished off the night with petting the Burmese cats at the hotel's reception.
During our ride to the stupas we went up a river which had little damns that our boat rode up and down. We had pretty long walk to the stairs which led to the 1000 stupas. The stupas were ancient and constructed of stone and brick. That was mom's favorite part of Inle Lake. We walked all the way down the steps passing hundreds of vendors selling everything from souvenirs to clothes to art. We even saw a Hornbill head!
We ate lunch at a restaurant overlooking a temple that held the five wooden Buddhas. Inside the temple is where they hold the buddhas. You can't actually see them since they are covered in gold leaf put on by locals. Now you can't even tell they are Buddhas, just big blobs of gold. There were more people there today because it was a full moon and a full moon is the Buddhist Sabbath Day. Once a year a special golden bird ship carries the 5 golden buddhas and travels to the villages on Inle Lake. Some of the men from the villages stick on more gold leaf to the 5 Buddhas. This is called the Pagoda Festival. The golden bird ship is pull by a group of one legged paddlers on a narrow boat. These boats will also have races during the Pagoda Festival.
We had another stop which was paper making. We had already seen paper making but that's ok, my dad hadn't.
Back at the hotel we ate dinner and I finished off the night with petting the Burmese cats at the hotel's reception.
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