Inle Lake

Our last major stop and probably the most beautiful place in Burma was Inle Lake. The lake is fairly large but not that deep (2.1m to 3.7 m at the deepest point). The main mode of transportation is a flat boat.  The people of Inle Lake (called Intha), some 70,000 of them, live in four cities bordering the lake and many smaller villages. This community lives by fishing, growing vegetables on floating gardens and tourism. The fishermen are known in the world for using one of their legs to steer the boat and fish with a circular cage. Most of the fishermen who still fish like this, are more interested in having their pictures taken than fishing. Since this is one of the most iconic image of Burma (the Lonely Planet guide for Burma has a Inle Lake fisherman on the...