The morning flight (Air Bagan, W9 201, 08.40-09,10 h) brings you to Heho the central airport for Southern Shan State. I thought that the local flights within Myanmar were very decent. They served snacks which were actually very simple but decent.
Transfer to Nyaungshwe, the hub for Inle and go to your hotel by boat. ( Easter Crossings guide )
On the way to the pier, there are two sights we saw that were right beside each other
Atumashi Kyaung, a beautiful teak monastery
List of donors posted on the wall
Beautiful ceiling
Shwe yan bye temple in Nyaung Shwe – another favourite temple of Dr. Axel – we liked it too
Little Buddhas. They are donations from different people whose names appear below each Buddha. 
More bitcho bitcho 🙂 Eikyakhway cooked across the street 
I highly recommend going to Inle Lake if you are visiting Myanmar! It’s beautiful and it’s seeing life in a different setting
Traveling on the canal ( 3 miles) towards the Inle Lake
Fishermen
They use a certain technique for fishing. Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved for the reason that the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants making it difficult to see above them while sitting. Standing provides the rower with a view beyond the reeds and floating gardens.
So picturesque
This vast picturesque lake is one of the main tourist attractions in Myanmar. Besides, it is the home of some 100,000 Inthars (native lake-dwellers) in 17 villages. Many Inthars live in their huts and wooden bungalows on floating islands, while some live by the villages lakeshore. Inle Lake, natural and unpolluted, is famous for their amazing lifestyle and its incomparable scenic beauty. ?
It’s a different experience being there rather than just this photo
Floating islands are 50 meters long and 1 meter wide. The government sells them to farmers and the farmers move them near to their home. This video shows harvest of tomato? Inle Lake is one of the most significant and productive ecological system supporting an immense variety of plants and animals and yielding great wealth for Myanmar through its occurrence of floating islands and the living style of the natives.
Floating islands are collection of floating weed and water hyacinth, which later piled up and hardened, that even vegetation can be grown, and even houses can be built on top of them. These floating islands can be cut, dragged by boats, or even be sold like a piece of land! ( Myanmar.net)
Just riding the boat and cruising around is so amazing. The weather is cool – we however did not have any jacket or sweater – so make sure to bring one ( at least during the months of November to February ) 
This vast picturesque lake is one of the main tourist attractions in Myanmar. Besides, it is the home of some 100,000 Inthars (native lake-dwellers) in 17 villages. Many Inthars live in their huts and wooden bungalows on floating islands, while some live by the villages lakeshore. Inle Lake, natural and unpolluted, is famous for their amazing lifestyle and its incomparable scenic beauty.
Monastery
Cats
A bit commercialized that they put shopping stalls
PhaungdawOo pagoda is the spiritual centre of the Intha people, who inhabit the lake and its shores. Five Buddha statues are considered especially holy and over the centuries the believers have put so much gold on them that one can hardly recognize the Buddha.
Myanmar’s version of Florence 🙂
You can buy Gold Leaf to add on to the 5 buddhas
The 5 Buddhas – Only men can enter
Homes
