Burma – Indein Market

Indein is picturesque location upriver from Inle Lake with an increasing number of tourists visiting…

The Inle Lake has an average depth of just three meters and is in parts covered by vegetation.To reach solid ground you have to take a boat upstream. One of the most popular destinations is Indein.

The way to the actual market is lined with stands selling souvenirs and on the market itself there are a lot of “shops” selling everyday items. This mother is buying shoes for her girl.I came to this market again on the day when locals from the villages come here to sell, so this was a colourful addition.
Bamboo and straw are the main materials for constructing the numerous stands of the market. Recycling is certainly not an issue yet…

Walking a few hundred meters out of the market one reaches several pagodas which are all falling apart. Here of course only tourists stroll around. Nature is taking over, a tree extends a pagoda into the sky.
I hired a boat at 7.00 a.m to reach Indein before 9.00 a.m. Now, at 10.00 a.m., locals where leaving the market already and tourists where coming in.
Only women of course. Guess what men were doing…
Before leaving some of the women stopped to have something to eat or to buy something for the road. This was a relaxed atmosphere once the business was done.



I returned by boat after visiting a toilet. A charming setting for this type of business I think.