Carlos Olmo
Nyaungshwe
The term capital is a little exagerated, since Nyaungshwe is a town that has grown considerably due to the increase of tourism going to Inle Lake, one of the most beautiful places in Myanmar, and has backpacker options and services, such as guesthouses, ciber-cafes and bike rental. The town itself has little of interest, except for a museum dedicated to the Buddha, but I just need a vibrant and authentic market to be happy, and Nyaungshwe has such a one, I sat down to eat and made signs for what I wanted, everyone was laughing at my attempts to try tosay words in Burmese, and in the end the food and drink, tea of course cost me 50 cents.
Nyaungshwe not on the lake, but 3km away through a busy channel, and when you enter the Lake you see typical images of fishermen in their small boats.
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