Last day out in Kengtung

Our last “trek” in Kengtung did not involve much trekking: Just a 30-minute car ride outside of town and a couple of short walks to ethnic Akhu and Enn villages, plus a visit to a hilltop pagoda with an amazing view. Many photos below:

Wan Sai Akhu village.

Wan Sai Akhu Baptist Church.

The Akhu mafia threatens us with incessant finger-wagging if we continue taking photos without buying bamboo pipes and necklaces.

An Akhu woman prepares to pity the fool who refuses to buy a pipe.

Pipe purchased (from the least pushy woman in the village), peace restored.

Kaba Aye Pagoda.

Inside Kaba Aye Pagoda.

Sexism on display in the pagoda precinct.

The view from Kaba Aye Pagoda.

Ethnic Enn weaver.

Enn woman with betel-blackened lips.

Basket weaving.

An Enn woman prepares lunch.

Mustard soup, fresh-off-the-rock lichen soup, and mountain rice — just like mom used to make.

An Enn man pours tea for his guests.

Loi Monastery, shaped like a royal karaweik barge.