A view from the carved feet of the immense reclining Buddha in Yangon (Rangoon)

Under the gaze of another reclining Buddha

We happened to catch one of the Nat festivals the first day into our grand overland tour

Faithful admirers entranced by the festivities

Market day in the hill station of Kalaw

A Burmese woman wearing the traditional make-up/sunscreen Thanaka (sandalwood paste)

The faces of the Danu tribe, who endure unbelievable hardships to keep their culture from extinction

Sharing tea with the Danu family

Vendors at the train platfrom

A Burmese sunset on the first night of our trek from Kalaw to Inle lake

Basket weaving is one of the mainstays of the Pa-O tribes' economy

A banana flower!

Groups of families work together on eachothers' fields

A Pa-O tribe grandmother weaves a shoulder for her grandson

Conor under an enormous Buddha tree

A cheeky little monkey in the bamboo!

A fisherman on Inle lake, fishing in the same way as his ancestors

Drifting through the Inle backwaters

Village life at Inle

Canoe is the mode of transport at Inle

The Inle version of a gondola ride

Con & Kel with the embullient Abbot U Kon Da La at Ywa Thit Monastery

Sunset at the monastery

Ancient pagodas at Indien