 First View of the mountains out of the plane |
 ARRIVED !!! |
 View from the Village Lodge Hotel in Paro |
 It is the farm house in the middle, which was converted |
 my room in the Village Lodge Hotel |
 Luxury bathroom ! |
 My tour guide Namgay |
 it is me, soaked up with water |
 The Tiger's Nest lies on rock high up in the mountain |
 The Tiger's Nest is in the district of Paro |
 Clearing up after rain |
 Very fascinating plants on trees |
 River on the way back from Tiger's Nest |
 ARCHERY, THE NATIONAL SPORT, TARGET 140 METERS AWAY !!! |
 Dragon Fly having a rest |
 It finally clears up |
 One can see rice fields everywhere |
 and lots of flowers |
 Finally blue sky ! |
 It is only possible to walk to the Hotel |
 Inside Paro Dzong, which means Fortress in English |
 Monks discussing in the Dzong |
 Sending SMS ! |
 Posing for my camera |
 Modern Communication is allowed... |
 Namgay with Tour Guide Colleague |
 Bored Monks |
 Guarding the entrance |
 Young monk |
 Posing with two monks of the Dzong |
 Fish Eye View of the Dzong |
 Nice face |
 also modern communication |
 Having issue to discuss |
 Wheel of Life |
 In a farmhouse close to our hotel |
 Old gentlemen enjoying the dqy |
 Rice fields next to the farm |
 After having butter teas |
 Chillis are dried on rooftops |
 Rice Fields in Paro |
 View from the rooftop of a farmhouse |
 Prayerflags on Chelala Pass |
 and with me |
 a nun from Kila Nunnery |
 Meeting with the Lama |
 and with the nuns |
 the Kila Nunnery is high up in the mountains |
 in the rocks |
 Selling chillis on the way to Thimphu |
 Iron Bridge made hundreds of years ago |
 one can see it on the way to Thimphu |
 Gate to Thimphu Province |
 beautiful traditional houses all over Bhutan |
 Stupa in Thimphu |
 Visiting a handycraft school in Thimphu |
 Interesting Spelling mistake on the word concentration |
 Students learn how to weave |
 or sculpturing |
 National Symbol of Bhutan, the dragon ! |
 Inside a farmhouse museum with Namgay |
 On top of a hill around Thimphu |
 View over Thimphu |
 At least 20 meters high Buddha Statue |
 on a hill in Thimphu (similar to the Big Buddha in HK) |
 Beautiful girl living near Thimphu Zoo |
 it was her day off school |
 and I had a chance to take photos of her |
 cheeky look |
 Inside Thimphu Dzong (Fortress) |
 which is full of monks and Admin Officers |
 Thimphu Dzong at night |
 together with Namgay's two daughters |
 enjoying the great food and playing games |
 great company ! |
 the whole family ! |
 Selling apples along the road to Punakha |
 Temple on the way to Punakha |
 Mural painting in the temple |
 108 stupas on the pass to Punakha |
 and with me... |
 the weather got definitely better... |
 Selling fruits and vegetables |
 AND as always chillis, the national dish of Bhutanese |
 Cute boy playing with coins |
 Rice fields everywhere, nearly ready for harvest |
 Encounter with two girls on the way to fertility temple |
 and another chilli drying rooftop |
 Temple of Fertility prayer wheels |
 Beautiful tree next to the temple |
 and another photo of it |
 and even more chillis, sorry about that... :-) |
 beautiful yellowish rice fields |
 Punakha Dzong (Fortress) |
 it is considered the most beautiful one |
 it is where all kings have been crowned |
 and where the Royal Wedding takes place |
 Paintings of deities and Buddha everywhere |
 beautiful details of door knobs |
 Small original temple next to the Punakha Dzong |
 the sky is the limit... |
 View from the bridge leading to the Dzong |
 the bridge was reconstructed by a Swiss architect... |
 Evening light at the Dzong |
 Evening light at the Dzong |
 Sunrise in Punakha over rice fields |
 Chorten (my driver) and our car |
 dried Yak meat, very tasty |
 Chorten on the way to Trongsa |
 Prayer Flags near the Chorten |
 Waterfall on the way to Trongsa |
 Cute Nepali girl in Trongsa |
 living next to our hotel |
 Sunset over Trongsa |
 Sunset over Trongsa |