Kalaw - Market Visit - Nov 28

This morning we visited a local market. These always present great opportunities to photograph people at work and to interact with them.The Burmese are so friendly and open that it is really easy to get them to agree to be photographed. The rarely ever ask for anything, unlike many other poor countries I have been in. Showing them their image on the back of the camera was always a hit with them.

Mostly vegetables and flowers were being sold at this particular market. Although there were also fishmongers.

Added this pic for you Amy!

This guy was selling some kind
of spices. Great face!

After lunch we took a little stroll in the country. About 8 miles worth up in the mountains! Saw this gentleman working his cabbage patch and took a few pictures. Then he approached me and offered me a few avocados, from his tree. Ko Ko said he wanted to make sure I knew they were organic, no pesticides and that they would ripen in 5 days. They were beautiful and large and heavy and I was already laden down with heavy camera equipment, but how could I refuse his generosity? So I stuffed them in my pockets and thanked him and took his portrait.

Backed away slowly after taking this one!

These guys were taking in hay the old fashion way!

Found this lady working in the fields

Finally made it to our destination! Hill tribe village. Hills, my butt. These are mountains!

Cute kids and interesting looking old guys abound everywhere. Wonder if they would say the same thing if they came to visit us.

Finally it was time to depart the village. It had taken hours to get there on foot and we were leaving by a different path and it was starting to get dark.