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Visit to Paro
On 1st of September, before leaving Thimphu, our first goal was to see the game or archery. We spent some time watching this game. The game was being played among three teams. Apparently, this game is very strenuous and players consume lots of alcohol before starting the game. The game goes on for many hours during the day.
After watching …
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Ongelooflijk mooi Bhutan
... we kregen allemaal een warmwaterkruik mee. Het was een geweldige trek en door onze training in Nepal was het klimmen naar 4000 meter ook geen probleem. Na de trek overnachten we in het Swiss guesthouse. Dit guesthouse is opgezet door een Zwitser die in de 60er jaren door de koning naar Bhutan is gehaald om daar een kaasmakerij op te zetten. Hij is getrouwd met een vrouw uit Bhutan en heeft 5 kinderen gekregen en is dus nooit meer weggegaan. Daarnaast heeft hij ook nog ...
Y ahora con tiempo....primero PARO !!!!
... una vegetación exuberante y ríos caudalosos y de mucha pendiente. De allí la entrada mayor de divisas: la industria hidroeléctrica que les permite exportar electricidad a India, su mayor comprador.
Territorio de pocos llanos y valles pequeños para el cultivo y asentamientos de pueblos. La mayor parte de la población está localizada en esas áreas pequeñas con sectores de cultivos limitados y reducidos, ...
We start our exploration of Bhutan
... a relatively new, but narrow tar road to the start of the walk. There are a lot of vehicles parked, tourists milling around, and rows of horses tied under the trees.
The only way to the top is to walk, or ride a horse. We leave Mike, Tony and Jen with Bhupen, our guide, to sort out horse hire for them, and head up the trail, across a small stream with a string of water-powered prayer wheels. We are competing with other groups on horses for trail ...
Flying up to Paro
... life and many couples don’t bother with any ceremony or celebration. In fact king number 5 was born several years before his father, king number 4 married. King number 4 married four sisters at once (Ken U – there’s something to think about!!), king number 5 coming from sister number 3!
Until recently, Bhutan restricted the number of foreign visitors to fewer than 20,000 per year. Today though, the country’s religious leadership is realizing ...


