Keng Tung
14th & 15th of October, 2010
Around 6 AM in Keng Tung, Myanmar. In both Thailand and Myanmar it is quite normal for kids to go to a Buddhist
monastery and experience and learn the methods of being a monk.
monastery and experience and learn the methods of being a monk.
To get to Keng Tung, I had to hire a guide and then take a bus through a beautiful mountain range through the
Shan province. The bus was stopped around five to six times by the military and we were all told to get out while
the bus was being searched. At one of the stops a women had a bag filled with US military bullet holding belts, she
wasn't on the bus afterwards...
Shan province. The bus was stopped around five to six times by the military and we were all told to get out while
the bus was being searched. At one of the stops a women had a bag filled with US military bullet holding belts, she
wasn't on the bus afterwards...
Sunlight is a tricky thing in south east Asia... It gets dark here around 6 PM everyday all around the year. So
whenever I want to take photos, its always a rush to get everything accomplished before the sunsets. I arrived in
Keng Tung around two in the afternoon, right after arrival my guide came with his motorcycle and we rushed to
go trekking outside of Keng Tung.
whenever I want to take photos, its always a rush to get everything accomplished before the sunsets. I arrived in
Keng Tung around two in the afternoon, right after arrival my guide came with his motorcycle and we rushed to
go trekking outside of Keng Tung.
We hiked for a while and finally reached one of the tribes living outside of Keng Tung. Kids coming home from
school at the Ahkhu Tribe.
school at the Ahkhu Tribe.
Myanmar is colorful!
Tea break for a young monk.
Ahkhu is a one of the few baptist tribes within Myanmar.
The next day i had to leave already, I had to wake up at daybreak again so that i could venture around the city
before my departure at noon.
before my departure at noon.
My guide Sai Kyio Mong.
Monks play too. But they play with marbles.
Either reclining or standing...
One of the most meaningful Tee-shirts I have ever seen. On the right, the temporary passport they give you when
you enter Myanmar.
you enter Myanmar.
Leaving Myanmar, back to Chiang Mai.
