Bhutan

Mothers, Fathers

Punakha is famed for its Dzong or castle. It is massive and beautiful, strategically located at the union of the Mother and Father rivers, accessed from a cantilevered bridge over the Mother. Wide stone steps lead steeply up to a portico sheltering 2 massive golden prayer...

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roel krabbendam on May 31, 2015 from Punakha, Bhutan

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The Queen Mother and monks in passing

Some monks in orange prison garb wander by. Wait, that’s not right. (Their robes are actually a gorgeous orange). We’ve been sitting in the airport for a while now, waiting for the plane to Bumthang, only to find out that that it’s cancelled, probably for the next few days. We had lunch...

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roel krabbendam on May 29, 2015 from Paro, Bhutan

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Final Bhutan highlights

Flying into Bhutan from our stopover in Kathmandu, Nepal, our airplane passed right next to Mt. Everest, which was just about as high off the ground as we were at 30,000 feet! It is absolutely marvelous to see the world's highest point rising out of the clouds from above. The cumulous display...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on July 13, 2009 from Paro, Bhutan

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The two best words I can use to describe Bhutan would be "rarefied" and "idyllic". I was drawn to Bhutan largely because of their unique metric for economic activity (called Gross National Happiness), their status as the world's newest democracy (first ever national election held in 2008), and...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on July 10, 2009 from Thimphu, Bhutan

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Day 11

Our final day in Bhutan started with another drive -- this one back to Paro. We made the road opening and stopped for sausages at Chuzzom before heading to our last major destination -- Tiger's Nest Monastery. We opted for the easy way up, being on horseback for about 3/4 of the way, and were...

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shoshtrvls on August 31, 2006 from Paro, Bhutan