19 December 2013 – En Route to Lake Inle, Myanmar
On a bus from Bagan to Lake Inle — looking forward to changing it up from the dusty desert to the serene lake.
On a bus from Bagan to Lake Inle — looking forward to changing it up from the dusty desert to the serene lake.
Our first day exploring the Balkans. We are in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade — check out the statue of the victor, the confluence of Danube and Sava Rivers, and an old Belgrade fortress. Pretty neat stuff.
Walking around downtown Kangding, China.
Made it to Beijing — which turned out not as scary as we thought!
Boating around Lake Inle, checking out the floating gardens with our guide. A very nice way to spend 8 hours.
If the number of posts (4!) about just one city is any indication, it was pretty hard for us to let go of Budapest. We had all sorts of grand plans to see the countryside, perhaps chill out a few days at Laka Balaton, which we’ve heard is pretty impressive.
Shopping for lacquerware at a family-run workshop (3 generations back we were told) outside of Bagan, Myanmar. The work that these guys put into these pieces is astounding. Each piece is covered with seven to 18 (!) layers of lacquer, with drying time of around a week in between each. The artisans stencil and etch…