Inwa အင်းဝမြို့

The shady tree-lined road leading to the Inwa Ferry	Girls selling trinkets waiting for new tourists to arrive at the Inwa Ferry	Girl wearing traditional Burmese make-up (Thanaka) in the shape of leaves	I tend to have low tolerance for kids selling souvenirs at tourist sites, but Dennis was into it...
Burmese Bling Bling	Dennis thrilling the local girls	Dennis makes friends everywhere he goes	Long-tail ferry across the Myitnge River to Inwa (Ava)
Myitnge River ferry to Inwa (Ava)	Inwa ferryman	Myingte River	"Mainland" ferry dock
Crossing the Myingte River by long-tail ferry	The ancient capital of Inwa is on an island formed by the Irrawaddy River, the Myingte River and the Myittha Canal	Tourist transport of Inwa	Traditonal houses made of panels of woven palm fronds, Inwa
Small River Restaurant - Ava (the alternate name of Inwa)	Garden of the Small River Restaurant, Inwa (Ava)	Dennis and our highly-experienced Mandalay guide, Soe Myint	House on Inwa island
Ava (Inwa) horse tour - MKY5000	Heading for the historic ancient capital of Inwa by horse cart	Typical Southeast Asian rural architecture	In the Philippines, they're called "nipa huts"
Stilt houses of woven palm reeds, Inwa	Eastern gate in the ruins of the formerly impressive city wall surrounding the ancient capital of Inwa	Stilt house, Inwa	Inwa's formal name is Ratanapura - ऋअतनपुर - the City of Gems
Inwa was Burmese capital for most of the time from 1364-1840	Horse cart is standard transport in Inwa, but a bit of a pain to stop and take photos	Inwa by horse cart	Inwa traffic - double bullock cart and bicycle
Stupa along the southern moat of ancient Inwa	Field of sunflowers filling the former moat of the ancient Burmese capital of Inwa	Golden stupa marking the southwest corner of the city wall, Inwa	Field of Flowers, Inwa
Dennis - Yellow	...the horseman can wait...	One of the many stupas of Inwa (N21 51.20/E095 58.62)	Inwa stupa along the southern moat (N21 51.10/E095 58.58)
Large stupa at the southwest corner of the moat around the ancient capital of Inwa	Inwa became capital of Burma in 1364 after the fall of Sagaing to the Shan	Southwest gate in the ancient brick city wall, Inwa	Stilt house made of wooden planks as opposed to woven palm fronds
Shady tree-lined street in Inwa by horse cart	Since we hadn't yet been to Bagan, we wanted to stop here but the guide blew it off...	Green rice paddies and palm trees, Inwa	Burmese farmer on the ridge between rice paddies
Inwa rice paddy with the stupa at the southwest corner of the ancient moat	Bagaya Kyaung, Inwa - teak monastery built in 1834	Some of the 267 teak wood pillars supporting Bagaya Monastery, Inwa	Bagaya Monastery (Kyaung), Inwa
Old weathered wood carving, Bagaya Monastery, Inwa	Interior of Bagaya Moanstery, Inwa	Bagaya Monastery, Inwa	Looking up at the roof of Bagaya Kyaung, the teak monastery of Inwa
Bagaya Monastery, Inwa	Dennis at Bagaya Monastery with his new bling bling	Bagaya Monastery, Inwa	School at Bagaya Monastery, Inwa
Old woodcarving, Bagaya Monastery, Inwa	Woodcarving, Bagaya Monastery	Stone Buddha, Bagaya Monastery	Bagaya Monastery, Inwa
Railing around Bagaya Monastery	Dennis at Bagaya Monastery	Weathered woodcarving, Bagaya Monastery	Stupa at Bagaya Moanstery
Young boy at Bagaya Monastery	Dennis chatting up the Burmese ladies	Young boy at Bagaya Monastery, Inwa	Rice paddies around Bagaya Monstery to the west of the Ancient Capital of Inwa
Stupa and rice paddies, Inwa	Rice paddies, palms and a golden stupa, typical Burma	"Attap" dwelling	Road to the heart of the Ancient Capital of Inwa
The "Leaning Tower" of Inwa, all that remains of the Palace of King Bagyidaw, who reigned 1819-1837	Remains of a pool near the Palace of King Bagyidaw (N21 51.44/E095 58.73), Inwa	Nanmyin - 27m watchtower which leans precariously since an earthquake in 1838	Climbing Nanmyin, the Leaning Tower in Inwa
View of the ancient pool from the tower of Nanmyin, Inwa	View from Nanmyin Tower across the Irrawaddy River to Sagaing, another ancient capital and our next destination after Inwa	The old Inwa Bridge over the Irrawaddy River	View across the corn fields now covering the site of the ancient capital to Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery
On top of the Leaning Tower of Inwa, Nanmyin	Very little remains of the former capital city	Mha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery (as opposed to the Teak Monastery), Inwa	Shadow of Nanmyin, the Leaning Tower of Inwa
Souvenir stall at the base of the Leaning Tower of Inwa	Reclining Buddha holding down old Burmese banknotes	Craft stalls around the Nammyin leaning tower, Inwa	The Burmese are fantastic craftsmen
Nipa hut inside the walls of the ancient city of Inwa	One of Inwa's more substantial houses	Gate to Maha Aungmye Bonzan, Inwa	A pair of Burmese guardian lions (Chinthe)
Dennis and the Chinthe of Maha Aungmye Bonzan	Guardian lions of the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Gate to the Brick Monastery of Inwa	The impressive Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery of Inwa
The Brick Monastery - built 1822 by Chief Queen of King Bagyidaw	Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Tower of the Brick Monastery
Maha Aungmye Bonzan, the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Dennis on the steps of the Brick Monastery	Burmese writing on the gate leading to Htilaingshin Paya, the stupas next to Maha Aungmye Bonza	Buddha image in the eastern chapel of the Brick Monastery
Stupas next to the Brick Monastery	Stout brick pillars in the undercroft of Maha Aungmye Bonzan	Undercroft of Maha Aungmye Bonzan	Undercroft of Maha Aungmye Bonzan
Stupas surrounding the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Stupas of Htilaingshin Paya pre-dating the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Stupa next to the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Stupas which predate the Brick Monastery
Dennis at the Ancient Capital of Inwa	Stupa at Inwa	Stupa next to the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Stupa detail, Inwa
Path past an old tree to the stupa northwest of the Brick Monastery	Stupa northwest of the Brick Monastery	Small chapel in the same style as Maha Aungmye Bonzan	Maha Aungmye Bonzan - the Brick Monastery, Inwa
Maha Aungmye Bonzan - the Brick Monastery, Inwa	Stupas at the Brick Monastery	Dennis found another friend, Inwa	Our Chariot Awaits
One Horse Power, Inwa	How different Inwa is now from what it must have been in its heyday	Road through Inwa back towards the ferry	...the friend of Dennis from the Brick Monstery
Sales in Motion...Inwa	"A" for effort anyway...at least she's good-natured	Stilt hut of woven palm fronds	Rural architecture, Myanmar
Stilt hut, Inwa	Stilt hut, Inwa	Ceramics along the river, Inwa	Ferry dock at Inwa to return to the "Mainland"
Inwa Ferry	Dennis on the Inwa Ferry	Bicycle on the ferry crossing the Myingte River near the confluence of the Irrawaddy	The bridges over the Irrawaddy River to Sagaing
The river level changes greatly between the wet and dry seasons	"Mainland" pier	They're still here...	Burmese girls with the traditional makeup
Burmese girl with face paint in the shape of leaves