Hotel Taktsang Thimphu

Chang Lam Thimphu, Bhutan

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...rumbo a Thimpu - Phunakha - Bhumtang

A travel blog entry by lucreciacharles

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... de fondo, momentos muy divertidos y mas serios....todo, absolutamente todo !!!!!

Me olvidé de contarles algo muy interesante. Cuanto llegamos a Bhután el guia nos explicó y pidió, por favor, que es toda nuestra estadía nos ibamos a cruzar con muchos niñitos y que de ninguna manera le dieramos moneditas ni plata ya que no desean que lo chicos vean y comprueben que es mejor ...

Ongelooflijk mooi Bhutan

A travel blog entry by tonenpaul

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... we in Paro één van de hoogtepunten, namelijk het Tigers Nest. Dit is een klooster dat tegen de rotswand is aangeplakt. Het is een stevige klim naar boven maar zeker de moeite waard. Hier maken we ook kennis met het soort toeristen die we de komende 15 dagen zullen zien. Veel ouderen en mensen die het kunnen betalen. Geen rugzaktoeristen dus.

Van Paro vertrekken we naar Thimpu, de hoofdstad van Bhutan. Dit is de enige echte grote stad van Bhutan. Er ...

Bhutan: Land of the Dragon

A travel blog entry by paulandton

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... types along the road, at mountain passes or in villages. Apart from the Dzong and Lhakangs we also visited a school where they study one of the thirteen traditional arts or crafts. The next day before we headed off to Wangdi we witnessed the number one sport of Bhutan: Archery. On the major archery ground of Thimpu they were practicing for a tournament. Here they were doing the modern version with fancy expensive looking bows. Even a member of the royal family was ...

We start our exploration of Bhutan

A travel blog entry by diannemurray

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Monday 17th October Paro-Thimphu

Our departure was delayed due to the fact that one of our group has decided to leave. Seven of us are enjoying the trip, but one member has been very unhappy. The only thing she’d liked was the five-star hotel she’d stayed in at the start of the trip. She only wanted clean Western toilets, and she was under the impression she’d always be able to get them. When we pointed out at ...

Royal Wedding Day in Shangri-La

A travel blog entry by bdsaly

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... police, armed with nothing other than their arms – no guns, no batons, no sticks – tried to keep the crowd pushing towards the open gate, fairly orderly. Being head and shoulders taller than everybody else, we had a pretty good view of what was happening as we edged closer to the gate. Children and babies were passed over the dzong wall, the western media took photos…and then we were through the gate and into the dzong grounds. There everything was ...