The faces say it all. Bhutan greeted us today with a calm & peaceful beauty, at once enchanting and emotional.
It pulls the heart strings like a beautiful piece of music.
The
flight is a dream ( try for a left hand seat) & we see the iconic
Everest & other mountains in the clear morning light.
Paro airport is a narrow strip on the valley floor and we bank through the clouds for a perfect landing.
The distinctive buildings are vaguely reminiscent of some of the half- timbered houses in the Black Forest. Ornate, pristine.
Wait until you see the Airport & arrivals hall! What a contrast to Kathmandu.
Lyn's
organization is, as usual, superb & our Guide, Phub Dorji &
Driver, Kencho Dorji ( Dorji denotes male), meet us at Paro airport
& whisk us to our hotels to check in.
After lunch in town we
head to the Paro Dzong for the dances of the Paro Festival. It's a 5
day Festival, everyone dresses in National costume -wonderful colours
everywhere as people stream up the slope towards the performance area
outside the Dzong
More later ...
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