Cycling around Sights near Inle Lake

I grouped with a UK couple and toured three sites in Nyaungshwe, the main access point for Inle Lake, by bicycle today. It was hard to use the single-speed old bike to get on hills or break on downhills. Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung is a monastery with unique oval windows in the ancient teak thein (ordination hall) which create a perfect frame for portraits of the novices. The pagoda next to the monastery has unique surrounding walls with carved in Buddha with underneath donor names.

Our second stop was Htat Eian Caves that are nice to explore. Bring a torch. There are Buddha statues inside of course, we saw one female foreign monk praying/meditating.

Our third stop was the Coffee House (in lieu of Red Mountain Winery, which we planned to go but only saw from the Coffee House) with great country views.










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