Another early start to catch the plane from Bagan to Heho. Then a 2 hour trip to Kalaw - factoring in the time we kept stopping the bus for photos. As our itinerary said, we "travel though the picturesque countryside of the Shan Plateau to the town of Pindaya to visit the spectacular Shwe Umin cave temples. Lunch by the lake and a chance to check out the traditional umbrella making which Pindaya is also famous for.
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| At the teastop we were lucky enough to see this procession of nuns |
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| Visiting the market |
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| Taken from inside of the bus |
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| Our first stop when we saw a number of people hoeing |
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| Another stop to take these construction workers |
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| Jenny, Brian, Gordon and Judith looking on |
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| Another lad who wanted his photo taken |
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| Another stop to take the water buffalo with their shepherd |
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| Looking down from top of the Shwe U Min Pagoda |
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| Elizabeth striking the gong |
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| A non sharp pic of the nuns inside the cave |
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| One of the many images I took inside the caves |
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| A better one of the nuns |
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| Souvenirs |
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| The umbrella and paper making factory |
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| We had time to wander outside where the school children were coming home |
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| A big melon selling centre too |
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| One of the daughters of the melon sellers |
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| There were more stops of workers harvesting but I haven't included them all! |
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| Our bus driving along |
Arrived in Kalaw, which is an old hill station. Checked into the hotel, dinner then bed for another early start for a 7 mile trek to some rural villages. Only 7 of us decided to do the trek.
There were so many images to take whilst walking, that we fell behind and reached our tea and then our lunch stop where we met the others, late.
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| Even before we started the trek, we had to stop the bus to take these workers in the fields. The light was glorious. |
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| This was a house, opposite |
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| At the start of the trek, our local guide, Win poses in the light |
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| I told you there would be more cabbages |
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| A young water buffalo but not the youngest |
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| Jay and Robert passing this chap who was finding it difficult to carry his load |
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| A newborn water buffalo |
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| Cheeky ones |
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| Making bricks. Most of the houses and the pagoda at the end of the trek are out of handmade bricks. |
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| Stupas in the middle of nowhere |
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| Cabbages grown in paddy fields |
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| Watering the cabbages |
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| Farmer |
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| Chris, our tour leader |
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| I gave a colouring book and pens to the son of the teahouse |
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| Showing off her creation |
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| Women at the snack restaurant in the village where we stopped for tea |
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| Litter on the trek |
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| An unfinished pagoda. Inset is the top which is done like that to make sure it is straight. The triangles will then be filled with cement. |
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| After lunch there was free time to wander around Kalaw. The reflection comes from the coloured glass lining the pillars of the temple below |
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| Wandering around the market |
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| In the Holy Shwe Lin Lun Pagoda which was next to our hotel |
That is not all from Kalaw as we wandered around the market again the next morning before setting off for Nyaung Shwe. The market had swelled with traders from other villages and took over most of the town.
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