FUN-travel: Irrawaddy River Village

October 22, 2016 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Irrawaddy River Village 

  • Today’s Stop – Yandabo Village…

…home of the pottery factory…

…clay carted up from river bank…

…has sand added, kneaded by stomping feet…

…then woman working in tandem…

pottery

…one rhythmically pushing the spinning wheel foot pedal…

…while the other…

…carefully shapes & molds the wet clay

  • Intense midday heat… coupled with high humidity…& the lull of gliding on the calm river…makes a noon time nap inevitable…

river-2

Daily Ship Entertainment…River TV…only one channel…sliding glass double doors provide the Hi Def Wide Screen

FUN-travel: Irrawaddy River Cruise

October 21, 2016 by · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Irrawaddy River Cruise 

  • Ancient Bagan to Royal Mandalay…

…on the Pandaw RV Paukan 2007…

…a Colonial Style River Boat…

…dubbed “Charming Cruising Boutique Hotel”…

…and that it is…

…with rooms twice the size of your typical river boat!

river-1

Today’s StopShwe Pyi Thar Village

…kids are kids…

…no matter where you are in the world…puppet-show

…laughing and playing…

…and today’s treat…

…caused squeals of delight…

…as 2 villagers provided the front & hind legs…

….of a crudely fashioned elephant…

…dancing and charging about…

…and being slayed by the children

After DinnerPuppet Show

…performance by…

…4th generation puppeteer family from Bagan

FUN-fact: We took our 1st Pandaw River Cruise on the Mekong Delta in 2010.