BHUTAN_Paro, au revoir
These are the last few pages from my Bhutan sketchbook. It was an experience and a real pleasure, I am thankful for the opportunity to share this travel impression with all at USk. Our itinerary went as far east as Bumtang, which is just about the middle of the country’s breadth. We then back track […]
BHUTAN_Région centrale. 4ème installation
I am delighted to be able to share the my Bhutan trip here at USk. There would be one more posting after this and hope it is not too long or boring:-) However, some might have missed out on my last posting as it went BACKWARDS in time for some reason. I published it on […]
THIMBHU: Continues
Thimphu, 2400 M above main sea level, is a very differrent kind of capital. Though much more populated, in comparison with other parts of Bhutan, yet maintains losts of rough terrains, lush vegetation, a very rural environments. The very pleasant omission from most other capitals is the high-rise buildings (everythings are under 4 storeys except […]
La capitale du Bhoutan, THIMPHU
After a quick orientation at Paro’s Museum and brief starter look at one of the Lhakhang (temples), we took a scenic roller coaster ride to Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital. BTW, all rides, short or long, in Bhutan IS a nice and friendly roller coaster ride. The country is a series of mountains and valleys from altitude […]
Urban Bhutan
I visited the Kingdom of Bhutan with Siam Society of Bangkok from 1 to 12 of May, now fully recovered 😉 Our flight from Bangkok took some 5 hours to land in a spectacular valley airport of Paro, one of the most difficult landing strip possible only to a handful of pilots, as we were […]