DAY ONE: THIMPHU TO PHOBJIKHA
The view from Dragon Roots Hotel the morning we left Thimphu.
Dochula, the first pass east of Thimphu.
The amazing view at Dochula.
The black necked cranes we specifically went to Phobjikha Valley to see.
The Farm House Hotel in Phobjikha.
Love those traditional interiors even if it is freezing.
"Over the mountains down in the valley lived a........"
DAY TWO: PHOBJIKHA TO TRONGSA
Climbing out of the valley.
Yak herder and yaks among the stunted bamboo on which they feed.
A couple of desert dwellers in the snow!
Kezang and the Prado that afforded us such luxury.
The maze of winding corridors that is Trongsa Dzong.
The watchtower which has been turned into a contemporary museum. It is the best museum we have seen in Bhutan in fact.
The watchtower which has been turned into a contemporary museum. It is the best museum we have seen in Bhutan in fact.
Detail of the stunning architecture.
DAY THREE: TRONGSA TO BUMTHANG
Traffic jam on the lateral road.
Yotongla and the evidence of windy Bumthang
DAY FOUR BUMTHANG TO THE TANG VALLEY
Devotee at Yamshing Goemba.
Palace / Museum.
The stark rural landscape of the Tang Valley in Winter.
Another valley and another view beyond compare.
Scott photographing the Burning Lake.
Crossing the bridge to see the lake.
Spinning a prayer wheel and circumambulating Jampey Lhakang.
More circumambulations.
The colour and light of Bumthang Dzong.
Just one of the many doorways.
Future Mr Bhutan?
DAY SIX: BUMTHANG TO AUTSHO
Heading to Thrumsingla and making good time on the longest haul of the trip.
The view...
The road sign that you don't want to see at 9.10am!!!
Just some of the hardware required to actually make the roads, yes they are explosives out there 'drying' in the sun!
Scott facilitating the move out when we got the go ahead 1 hour earlier than expected.
At 3,740m, Thrumsingla is the pass to end all passes.
Locals hanging out in one of the prettiest towns we saw: Autsho.
Newly arrived BCF teacher Reidi on day 2 in her new home with an old timer.
The gorgeous river valley in Autsho.
Of course we were happy to get home to Rangjung.
The monastery is all lit up to commemorate the recent passing of Garab Rimpoche's father, a great Lama.
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