After visiting Takheung Mwetaw Paya, we then went to the other side of South Inle where we saw what seemed to me from a distance as a ‘Floating Ruins’. But as we get nearer, it finally dawned to me that the lake engulfed most of the temple complex and thus the stupa looks like they’re floating on water (they’re bases are actually submerged underwater). I have never seen anything like it before and it’s definitely one of the most unique things I have seen so far in my travels.
After walking around for half an hour and checking the nearby village, we have decided to finally go back to Nyaung Shwe and call it a day. Another boat tour was scheduled for us the following morning.
Here are some pictures I took of the ‘Floating Ruins’ and some interesting stuff we saw on our way back:
We also went a bit further inland for a few minutes to checked out the local monastery and the village.
We saw this water buffalo on our way back
Monastery
Gorgeous Sunset
Check out my other posts about Inle Lake:
Nyaung Shwe – Gateway to Inle lake
Inle Lake Boat Tour Chronicles Part 1 – Arranging Our Trip
Inle Lake Boat Tour Chronicles Part 2 – Stranded
Inle Lake Boat Tour Chronicles Part 3 – Takhaung Mwetaw Paya
Inle Lake Boat Tour Chronicles Part 4 – Floating Ruins of Sangkar
Inle Lake Boat Tour Chronicles Part 5 – A Visit to the Local Market
Inle Lake Boat Tour Chronicles Part 6 – Ancient Ruins of Indein
Inle Lake Boat Tour Chronicles Part 7 – Monasteries Overload
The ‘floating’ temples look so cool! I don’t remember seeing them, we mainly stayed to the other side of the lake I think, our boatman was excellent and I don’t think we could have fitted anything else into our day!
Love the sunset picture, it’s such a photogenic part of the world
It’s indeed beautiful and the sunset in Inle is simply breathtaking.