Hotel Gangtey Palace

Monday, March 24, 2008 Elections / Gangtey to Trongsa   Dear Readers:   Today is a national holiday as everyone is off work in order to vote in the historic first national election for parliament. We get to the nearest polling place before ...

... 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. We ...

... from 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 ...

... heating (sometimes electric space heaters or a woodstove in the room), but perfectly adequate. Some of them, like the Gangtey Palace in Paro, were absolutely charming buildings, very much in the local style & architecture. Another thing we found ...

... 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 each room so ...