Tag: Thimphu
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Bhutan – 2nd day in Thimphu
We started the day by visiting one of the largest Buddha images in the world. – the Buddha Dordenma statue. We admired the wonderful view and had some fun with the camera… This temple is beautifully decorated inside and out although photos are not allowed on the inside. We then hiked to the next temple.…
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Bhutan – Story of Tshring who owns the Thimphu Towers hotel
Passion – empowerment – motivation No sooner had we arrived at the Thimphu Towers, we were welcomed by a super passionate woman, the owner Tshring (no surname). She immediately said “I’m so pleased to see you, six women together. I support the empowerment of women”. It sounded like it was just words but boy was…
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Bhutan – day 1
An early start for us today as we met at the airport for a 4.30am check in. In fact we queued a long time to check in and realised that was because everything was checked and weighed (including hand luggage) and visas were copied and double checked. Our flight went via Kolkata and gave a…
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Bhutan – schedule, weather and packing.
We have 8 days starting in Thimpu, moving to Punakha, then Gantey and finally Paro. We will be enjoying the following things:/places There are many short and optionally longer hikes built in to the programme. Today, temperatures in Thimpu seem to be 5 to 11C, in Punakha -3 to 4, and in Paro 4 to…
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Bhutan planning
It’s been planned for quite a long time but suddenly the trip is just 2 weeks away. The temperatures look a little cooler than anticipated and I’m starting to think about practicalities such as clothes, packing, money etc. I’m having my group round for drinks next weekend so hopefully we can all share our top…
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