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The Queen Mother and monks in passing

Some monks in orange prison garb wander by. Wait, that’s not right. (Their robes are actually a gorgeous orange). We’ve been sitting in the airport for a while now, waiting for the plane to Bumthang, only to find out that that it’s cancelled, probably for the next few days. We had lunch...

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roel krabbendam on May 29, 2015 from Paro, Bhutan

from the travel blog: Bhutan

Final Bhutan highlights

Flying into Bhutan from our stopover in Kathmandu, Nepal, our airplane passed right next to Mt. Everest, which was just about as high off the ground as we were at 30,000 feet! It is absolutely marvelous to see the world's highest point rising out of the clouds from above. The cumulous display...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on July 13, 2009 from Paro, Bhutan

from the travel blog: India and Nepal

Day 11

Our final day in Bhutan started with another drive -- this one back to Paro. We made the road opening and stopped for sausages at Chuzzom before heading to our last major destination -- Tiger's Nest Monastery. We opted for the easy way up, being on horseback for about 3/4 of the way, and were...

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shoshtrvls on August 31, 2006 from Paro, Bhutan

from the travel blog: Bhutan and India (2006)

Day 2

Ellery awoke at about 3:30 a.m. and didn't really to back to sleep, so we were both up quite early surveing the view from the hotel. Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. consisted of toast, butter and some bananas and, for me, horrible "baked beans." Eventually we set off for the National Museum. As a...

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shoshtrvls on August 22, 2006 from Paro, Bhutan

from the travel blog: Bhutan and India (2006)

Day 1 (Continued)

The plane was slightly delayed but the flight to Kathmandu was short. The views as we landed were spectacular, and I'm amazed at how much Kathmandu has grown in 19 years. We stayed on the plane and then less than an hour we were in Paro. Although we had hoped to get a glimpse of Mt. Everest,...

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shoshtrvls on August 21, 2006 from Paro, Bhutan

from the travel blog: Bhutan and India (2006)

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