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herzog63 Says: The scene at the market was just awesome. I was there on the biggest day of the week so I got to witness plenty of action. Buying and selling big bags of potatoes and onions is what is going on here in this photo. Hopefully you will arrive early! The early experience is so...
herzog63 Says: These are probably delicous! I may have had some in a soup a couple of times but I'm not sure. I didn't recognize alot of the "weeds" and ingredients of the food that I was eating but they sure were delicous.
Same place: The Finished product
herzog63 Says: This is a shot of the finished product just before we ate it. This seemed to be a common breakfast for the locals.
You can make it up: Great Breakfast
herzog63 Says: We had our breakfast here which consisted of long donut tasting things and then some fried flat bread with an onion garbanzo bean mixture that was pretty good washed down with sweet Tea and chinese tea all for US$.30cents for the 2 of us!
herzog63 Says: I hired a boat for the day in Nyaungshwe I paid 7000 Kyat for and 11 hour day on the water. Which is around US$8.00 That included a side trip to Indein also. That price is for the whole boat so if you meet up with people that have the same interests you could share the boat....
herzog63 Says: Most people seemed to show up in Nampan by boat although I did see a couple of trucks located in the back of the market.
Nampan Market: Touristy Souvenirs
herzog63 Says: There are a couple of rows of vendors selling all kinds of stuff that tourists like. Hand carved buddhas, Nats, and other religous icons, Hand woven Shan bags, Hand woven Longyis, Fake antiques, Maybe some real ones too but I doubt it. I'm sure that alot of stuff is produced...
herzog63 Says: You will see all parts of the animals being utilized so there isn't any waste. I'm not sure if the eyes are eaten. I was waiting around to see how the guy dismantled the head but he was talking to much and didn't really get much done. Or maybe he noticed me watching him and...
herzog63 Says: She seemed happy to be selling! Business must've been good! Actually alot of people smiled as they spotted my son. He was very popular in Myanmar! If you have the chance to travel with your children you will be well awarded in Myanmar!!
herzog63 Says: Fish is quite popular in this area as it is on a Lake. Most of the fish that I saw was some sort of catfish. I know that Catfish Currie was one of my favorite dishes that I ate in Myanmar.
herzog63 Says: I guess she didn't have much customers for her onions yet. I walked by her a couple times as I worked my way through the market and I never saw anyone buy any onions from her.
herzog63 Says: Alot of the vendors at the market only had a small amount of product for sale. I'm going to guess that they would be some of the poorer people bacause it wouldn't have taken more than a couple of dollars to buy all that this lady had to offer.
herzog63 Says: You can find a selection of dried fish. The funny thing is that I don't remember see the fish drying anywhere. There must other villages that specialize in Fish drying and I didn't get to visit those!
herzog63 Says: The afternoon sun can fry you on the water! I got fried! Even alot of the locals use and umbrella. The boat that I hired had umbrellas to use but I didn't open it until it was to late. Sunblock could be quite useful too. Most boat rides take 10-11 hours on the lake so you...
Don't fall out while the boat is moving
herzog63 Says: That prop is not protected. Simple enough but if your balance isn't that great don't stand up while the boat is moving.
herzog63 Says: This lady was preparing the leaves for the rolling process. Every part of the Rolling of the cheroot was done by hand here in Nampan. Mechanical rolling hasn't made it to this part of the world yet.
How have you been? I haven't seen you around!
herzog63 Says: A couple of guys having a friendly discussion. Probably talking about the cows that they were going to buy from old man Witherspoon. Or maybe just discussing the weather which was really beautiful the day that we visited Nampan.
herzog63 Says: You could sit down here for some tea and breakfast but I had already eaten. I ate so much in Myanmar. I was hoping to drop 15 Lbs pounds on the trip but I think I only lost 2 lbs. I just kept eating and eating.
Cauliflower and Baskets and sun in the eyes
herzog63 Says: These are some fresh cauliflower!! I love the hats these ladies are wearing. Quite useful for keeping the sun out their eyes while sitting in the market. Those same hats are worn by field workers too.
White eggs or Brown eggs....Your choice!
herzog63 Says: This lady has plenty of eggs and choices too! I am always interested in the color of the eggs...Sounds weird but I rarely saw a White egg growing up in Maine. But when I moved to Alaska I couldn't see a Brown egg. Sorry, just one of my weird things that I look for.
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This is a shot of the finished product just before we ate it. This seemed to be a common breakfast for the locals.
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The Nampan Market was such an awesome place to wander around. It had everything and was set up mainly for the local people to buy and sell Fruits and vegetables, house hold goods, chickens, cows and...
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A small village built on stils over the water. Famous for it´s Paya. The Pagoda is one of the oldest in the lake. A short but interesting stop.
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