Hotel Gangtey Palace

... to Paro. This time we stay awake and catch all the views on the 2 hour trip. Booked in at the Hotel Gangtey Palace. Fliss, Name, Roo, Lottie and Miran are staying in the central tower which has fabulous rooms beautifully decorated with Buddhist art. ...

... were really lucky with their company.  After a short ride up to a nearest mountain we reached to our first hotel in Bhutan. Gangtey Palace hotel is the most important tourist hotel in Paro and often used as the Airport transit hotel too. This hotel ...

... where I'm sure the views would have been beautiful. Oh well. All of our stuff was soaked so we dried off at the Gangtey Palace Hotel where we stayed before. After lunch and a short visit to the very good national museum we drove the 2 hours to Thimpu, ...

... blown away (and that wasnt only by the strong wind that starts around 3pm everyday.....) Then went to check in at the hotel. The old governers palace. On top of a hill with fantastic views of the town and the valley. Thankfully this hotel had a heater in ...

... re a week or so early for them!    We do a long, slow descent to a switchback in the road above the Gangtey Gompa, get a couple of quick photos and continue to the valley floor, where the road passes between traditional farm houses. We phone for ...