Bumthang, Bhutan

... every year. We walk the last kilometer or so to the top of the pass to stretch our legs, and then head into the Bumthang province of Bhutan toward the city of Jakar where our hotel is located.   There is a general sense of jubilation today, as the ...

... alles selber hergestellt. Das Hotel wird heute von seinem Sohn gemanaged, mehr dazu spaeter. Ich wollte mir in Bumthang ein Tsechu anschauen, dies sind dreitaegige buddhistische Festivals mit Taenzen von maskierten Personen. Geplant war es nur einen ...

... . The bus drops us at a river, and we hike up to the palace for about 30 minutes.   The Lieutenant Governor of Bumthang is present with a high level dignitary from India when we arrive, so we postpone our entrance until they have come out. In the ...

Sober tonight! left Thimphu at 7.45am this morning and drove to Bumthang where we arrived at 7pm. We stopped off in Wangdue Phodrang in the morning and then had a picnic lunch somewhere below Pele La pass. Cheese sandwiches, fried chicken, boiled ...