Category Archives: Bhutan

Day 18Thursday October 23,  2008Leaving Bhutan for BangkokBhutan Temperature:  Glorious. cold with clear skies Hotel: Westin Bangkok The day I dreaded finally came.  It was time to leave Bhutan.  I’m very sad.  I got up at 530am as we need to leave by 630am.   I then went for breakfast and found that it was veryContinue reading “Final Day and Last Thoughts: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 17Wednesday October 22,  2008Thimphu and  back to Paro,  Bhutan  Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious with clear skies Hotel: Gangtey Palace I woke up early to another glorious but crisp day.  After the usual breakfast of toast (which at the Druk is drama as the toaster is never working properly), roasted tomato and boiled egg, Margot ,Continue reading “Day 17: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 16Tuesday October 21,  2008Back to Thimphu,  Bhutan Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious with clear skies Hotel: Hotel Druk I woke up early again in Gangtey to the cold crisp air and the silence outside.  I was the first one up in the hotel and there was complete silence.  The valley was covered in mist and wasContinue reading “Day 16: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 15Monday October 20,  2008Phojikha,  Bhutan Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious with clear skies and crisp airHotel: Hotel Dewachen After a good night sleep and a strange dream where I was a contestant in a reality show, I got up around 545am or so.  I got dressed to take some photos of the gorgeous plains in theContinue reading “Day 15: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 14Sunday October 19,  2008Bumthang and Phojikha,  Bhutan  Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious with clear skies and crisp airHotel: Hotel Dewachen For some reason even after two shots or ara and sleepy, I had a restless night.  I can’t exactly remember what I dreamt but the soundtrack from the “Way We Were” kept on playing in myContinue reading “Day 14: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 13Saturday October 18,  2008Mongar and Bumthang,  Bhutan  Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious and hot and dry in Trashigang and crisp in Bumthang Hotel: Temperature: Samden Guest House After a restful sleep albeit a lot of dreams about rain because the fan was making the same noise as rain, I got up early around 6am but still wantedContinue reading “Day 13: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 12Friday October 17,  2008Mongar and Trashigang,  Bhutan  Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious and hot and dry in TrashigangHotel:  Druk Zhongkhar Hotel, Mongar After a restless nice due to finishing 2 bottles of wine between me and Caryn, I got up very early at 430am to write my diary and get my photos together.  I also enjoyedContinue reading “Day 12: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 11Thursday October 16,  2008Mongar and Trashigang,  Bhutan  Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious hot/dry in TrashigangHotel:  Druk Doejong Hotel, Trashigang I woke up again early 530am or so and got ready to enjoy another glorious day.  Caryn was sound asleep  so I silently went to out the room to the outdoor balcony and enjoyed the glorious sunrise. Continue reading “Day 11: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 10Wednesday October 15,  2008Bumthang and Mongar Bhutan  Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious but cool and crisp in Bumthang, LA like weather in MongarWangchuck Resort  Hotel I got up early again 4am or so to sound of the Japanese ladies getting ready for their long drive back to Thimphu.   But it was fun listening to the JapaneseContinue reading “Day 10: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”

Day 9Tuesday October 14,  2008Trongsa and Bumthang, Bhutan   Bhutan Temperature:  Glorious but cool and crispSamden  Guest House Getting up was a bit tough for me.  For some reason I had a headache and just wanted to stay in bed, but the day beckoned and I got myself out and got ready for the day.  IContinue reading “Day 9: Travels to a Himalayan Kingdom – Bhutan”