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- Thimphu
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- Ngultrum (BTN)
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Day 4 & 5
Photos include the trip from Thimphu to Wangdue Phodrang. Dzonkha is the name of the official language of Bhutan; Dzonkhak is the name for a district (both Paro and Thimphu are the name for towns but also the districts they are in as well). Dzong is the ...
Getting burned out
Perhaps we should have come to Bhutan a bit earlier in the trip. We are all now a bit tired of rice, the Buddhist temples all kind of look the same and we are running out of conversation. We took the highway over to the capitol city of Thimphu this ...
April 15, 2012
Two weeks of constant togetherness is taking its toll. Tears at breakfast and not enough tea to soothe them. It is really hard to all be together 24/7 and limited other company. No wonder the boys are picking at each other and no longer at their best. ...
Giant Buddha and Dzong
... (Fortress of the Glorious Religion). One thing I really have to mention before this days blog ends is the food… National food for Bhutan is Chilli and Cheese :0#! Will make it when I get home but it really isn't for the faint hearted so if ...
Thimphu
... BC, amazingly thin stone pots from the 9th century as well as very fine and brightly colored textiles. The history of Bhutan is a bit difficult to decipher as it's heavily loaded with myths and legends with dragons, snakes, visions and ...
Thimpu
In Thimpu was er op zich eigenlijk niet zo veel meer te zien aangezien ik het grootste deel van de bezienswaardigheden de vorige keer al had bezocht, gelukkig voor mij bleven er nog een paar over. Die avond bij het eten zei mijn gids dat de eigenaar van ...
Arriving in Bhutan
... of Thimphu. Then off to the Swiss Bakery where we met our old friends, Sonam, Surbana and Karma. Sonam runs Rainbow Tours in Bhutan and was responsible for organising our trip. Surbana is her husband and Karma is her right hand man in the office and the ...
bhutan first impressions
... of our lives was followed by a very late lunch at the yakherders camp where we were served local wine and yak meat. Our guide from Keys to Bhutan has been more than helpful today. Very patient encouraging us all the way. Tomorrow off to Thimpu ...
himalayan adventure
... was started by Tenzing Norgay [ Sherpa Tenzing] who climbed Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary.. We travelled onwards to Bhutan via gangtok , and entering into Bhutan at Phuntsholing , a long hot journey of about 9 hours , by the time we ...
TIGER'S NEST MONASTERY
What a way to end my fantastic trip to Bhutan!! Picture(or see it on google images)a monastery precariously perched on the edge of a steep steep cliff, sometimes unviewable because of passing clouds!!! This morning I did the 2 hour climb to ...
Back to Paro with a surprise on the way
We begin with an early morning drive from Thimphu to return to Paro where we will be staying for the rest of our time in Bhutan. As we arrive we catch sight of a crowd and heaps of colored flags - it seems we have come across an archery tournament! ...
Gho up
Thimpu - the capital of Bhutan. We arrived first into Paro on a rollercoaster flight, one of the most breathtaking entrances I've ever experienced. The large, new plane had to lilt left, then right, then steeply left again, before we approached the ...
Bhutan
... day starts. So I went out and walked all the way to the Dzong (name for the fortress:administrative office/monastery in Bhutan). The mountains around the city were beautiful at that time of the day and already there were 2 kids playing with ...
the beautiful sunday
today is my day off,Everybody togetther went to Ocean coffee shop We enjoy the music and every body had a lot of fun. Tonight every body want to go to seveenteen bar. If all other friends want to join here we are wellcome Have nice and beautiful ...
Bhutan - a land caught between 2 time zones
Paro is just about as touristy a place as it gets. The claim to fame of this wonderful land is the Tiger's Nest. By the time we reached Paro we had had our fill of monasteries and monks and scenic beauty. Frankly all we wanted was now to get away from ...
Amazing Tigers Nest Dzong
Made it! Well - almost! As disappointing as it was not to make it all the way to the top most Temple, only made it 3/4ers of the way, as my knees and ankles just gave up after 5 days of extreme hiking/treking- (I did 5,000 feet decent the day ...
Stop in Thimpu
We meet with Tshering and Sangay at the crossroads of the way to Paro and to Thimpu. Joyfull retrieval, we head to Thimpu to go eat at Sonam's restaurant, after dropping our luggages at the hotel. Sonam is a family friend, sister of Karma 1, first guide ...
Bumthang
... wat ik daarvan had gehoord! Als laatste hebben we de Dzong bezocht, waar ook elke stad zijn eigen gerecht heeft. In Bhutan zelf hebben ze geen advocaten, er is hier niemand gekwalificeerd genoeg om daarin onderricht te geven. Wie rechten wil studeren ...
The last Shangri-La!
... groot 'long live our beloved king', maar als je de verhalen hoort is de populariteit wel te begrijpen. Hij heeft veel gedaan voor Bhutan en is zeer begaan met het volk. (wat zorgt voor vele grappige anekdotes die ze hier graag vertellen) Over de huidige ...
Mongar
... want de weg hier loopt vlak langs diepe afgronden en meestal is er maar 1.5 rijbaan. Omdat dit jaar het laatste is dat Bhutan gesponserd wordt voor wegenwerken, zijn ze nu bijna overal bezig om naar een 2-vakken systeem te gaan. Maar de aanwezigheid van ...
Trahigang
... ik en iedereen thuis dus serieus gelukkig worden, waarvoor geen dank nodig is :-) Mijn gids wou mij ook van het 'echte Bhutan' laten proeven en dus stopten we ineens bij een klein, redelijk bouwvallig houten hutje waar ik typische straatgerechten van daar ...
Trashi Yangtse
... is gebaseerd op degene die in Bodnath in Nepal staat. De beeltenis ervan is nagetekend geweest op een wortel en zo naar Bhutan gebracht, tijdens het reizen is de wortel echter gekrompen waardoor de stoepa hier kleiner is dan die in Nepal. De stoepa wordt ...
Mongar-Bumthang
Vandaag terug de hele rit naar Bumthang en kon niet op een slechter moment komen, want al bij het instappen in de auto voelde ik me slecht. Pillen hielpen niet echt, dus de hele rit lang was zeer zeer onaangenaam wat er niet beter op werd als er gestopt ...
Spinster????
... film over de regio getoond en heb blijkbaar toch alle belangrijke zaken rond Trongsa bezocht. De dzong in Trongsa is de grootste van heel Bhutan, en er is dan ook steeds verder aan gebouwd. Van hieruit is ook de 1ste koning aan de macht gekomen: de ...
Betel - Face
... Paro on our way to Thimphu. Chenda (our lovely guide) pointed out that we had a unique opportunity to watch Bhutan’s national sport (Archery) played right before us. There were two villages playing one another and we immediately took ...
