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A few days ago i was in Bagan. One horse drawn carriage, two rickshaws, one ox cart, one plane and five bribes later i land here, Lake Inle in the eastern part of Myanmar.
There’s any number of things I’ve visited here but one highlight would have to be Nga Hpe Chaung. This monastery is partly famous for being a 150 year old Buddhist monastery built on stilts in the middle of the lake. It’s also famous because the staff who have too much time on their hands have trained the local cats to jump through hoops.
The sight of three golden Buddhas looking down upon some guy with a hoop and cats jumping through it has to be one of the more odd things I’ve seen on this trip. I really have to question if this is good Karma. None the less, the cats jump, Buddha sits, the monks meditate and i look on at this scene in bemusement.
Pics of this circus follow.
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September 12th, 2006 at 7:49 am
That is some crazy country. Really curious about the type of food you are eating there. Are you eating lots of weird “fish dumpling” things that really could be anything in a fairly innocent disguise? Lots of curries and chili-filled things?
September 12th, 2006 at 3:21 pm
Seen the cat pics Matt?? Wondered where the ones that don’t jump through hoops end up….
Very ord Carl!
September 12th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Matt
Mostly is’s rice and unidenifiable stuff. oftern very good unidenifyable stuff though. Nothing has annoyed my intestines so basically i’m very happy
September 12th, 2006 at 5:37 pm
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September 12, 2006
You know i only put the “ord” comment in there for you. Glad you picked up on it.