Myanmar - Clouds and colors that change dramatically from minute to...

When I was in Myanmar the last days of my trip was spent at Inle Lake. From our «floating» hotel on the east side of the lake, we experienced an absolutely gorgeous sunset! Within a little over an hour the clouds and colors of the sky changed countless times - almost from minute to minute. I will share a small selection here.

The Inle Lake region is one of Myanmar's most popular tourist destinations. It's a freshwater lake 884 m. above sea level. It's a vast, serene lake – 13.5 miles long and 7 miles wide – fringed by marshes and floating gardens, where stilt-house villages and Buddhist temples rise above the water. Surrounding the lake are hills that are home to many minorities. The only way to get around is by boat.

This is the hotel Golden Island Cottage. I took these photos with the sun in my back just before I turned to the other side facing the lake and the setting sun.

I have picked some of the photos taken with only a few minutes between each one. Under each photo I have written the time on the photo. Since my camera was set on Norwegian time, that is the time I have written. Myanmar is 4 1/2 hours ahead of Norway. Local time is therefore 17.36 on the first picture and 18.49 on the last. By the time I took the last one, it was getting dark and the sun disapeared behind the horizon.

From now on I am in front of the hotel on the porch and along the gangways to the cabins. From here the rest of the photos were taken.

time: 13.06 - Local time: 17.36