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Asia » Bhutan » Paro April 19th 2017

19.04.2017 First, something about Bhutan from Wikipedia : "It is landlocked country in Asia and entirely within Himalayan Mountain range.Located in the East Himalayas, it is bordered by China in the north and India in the south. Bhutan lacks a border with nearby Nepal due to the Indian state of Sikkim and with Bangladesh due to the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam. Bhutan is in South Asia and is the region's second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimpu is its capital and largest city, while Phuentsholing is its financial Center. Bhutan was never colonized in its history. Situated on the ancient Silk Route between Tibet, the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, the Bhutanese state developed a distinct identity based on Buddhisum. Headed by a spiritual leader known as the Zhabdrung Rinpoche, Following a ... read more
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Asia » Bhutan » Paro April 18th 2017

18.04.2017 In the morning we went to Bhutan. There is separate entry for vehicles and passengers. We crossed the border walking and went to Immigration office. Now Bhutan govt. has made the visa bio metric. One has to give fingerprints and then they take photos and stamp the immigration form. No fee is charged for Indians. The process took long because the agents standing in the queue were having many forms and their visitors came late and were attended early. Even Veena World group was there. We did immigration and then went to same hotel of yesterday in Bhutan for breakfast. Packed lunch was also ordered. We came back walking in hotel at Jaigaon. We had already packed our bags and were ready for travel to Bhutan. There this small bus came (19 seats) which was ... read more
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Asia » Bhutan April 17th 2017

17.04.2017 Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India Monday, April 17, 2017 Our tour of 15 days for Bhutan and Sikkim started on 17th April 2017. Indigo plane Mumbai -Delhi 8.30am - and Delhi- Bagdogra 2.20 was booked. We started at 6 in the morning for Domestic Airport and reached around 6.30 am. The Indigo planes are always on time and they specifically mentioned it on both the flights. We came to Bagdogra where Shri Salunke alongwith Bhoricha and Bandekar family and his sister Rekha and sister in law Surekha was waiting. Sridevi couple was on our flight only. We all started for Jaigaon a village near Bhutan Border, in 2 vehicles. In between we took lunch in City Dhaba. We travelled through Siligudi and other cities. It reminded us our trip to Darjeeling from Kolkata in 1912. ... read more

Asia » Bhutan October 22nd 2016

Auch an diesem Tag hatten wir wieder viele Baustellen, auch wenn sie nicht so schwierig zu fahren waren, wie die vom GANZ GRAUENHAFTEN TAG. Aber heute kam noch dazu, dass wir von zwei Strassensperren wussten, die stundenlang die Strasse sperren würden für Bauarbeiten. Nur von der ersten hatten wir relativ genaue Angaben, wo sie war. Wir fuhren früh weg und erreichten sie schon um 9.30, sie sollte um 10.00 aufmachen. Die Bauarbeiter sahen eine Möglichkeit , dass MR sich durchschlängeln, und ließen uns fahren. Darran fuhr voraus, ich ließ Paul, das Scheusal, an und es tat sich nix. Batterie tot. Offenbar ist sie hinüber..... Darran fuchtelte wie ein wildgewordener Zwerg mit den Armen und signalisierte mir, dass ich gefälligst sofort kommen sollte, das ging nur leider nicht. Er kehrte zurück , gab knappe Anweisungen und baute ... read more
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Asia » Bhutan » Bumthang » Jakar October 20th 2016

Was für ein Tag. Die ersten 170 Km war Baustelle. Ich kann's nicht fassen. Wie kann man über diese Distanz die ganze Straße aufreißen (Karma,unser Führen, hat gesagt, They have dismantled the street - und genau das haben sie getan) und mit so wenig technischen Mitteln eine solche Baustelle betreiben? ??? Schlaglöcher mit/ohne Wasser, Felsen, ziemlich viel Sand. Aber am Schlimmsten war der schlammige Lehm, auf dem Paulchen wild herumtanzte. Bis vor zwei Tagen war die Straße gesperrt, denn die Regenfälle der letzten Woche haben für zahllose Bergrutsche gesorgt. Und natürlich war da heute noch viel auf der Straße. Sie war teilweise wie eine Mondlandschaft. Und einmal wäre ich um Haaresbreite samt MR in den Abgrund gerutscht. Von 8.00 bis 17.30 war ich unterwegs, Mittagspause 30 Min. Eben ein grauenvoller Tag.... read more
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Asia » Bhutan » Paro October 17th 2016

Heute war der erste Tag in Bhutan, und ich bin wirklich sehr begeistert. Gleich nach der Abfahrt vom Grenzort schraubte sich die Straße 2000 m hoch, und in dieser Höhe bewegten wir uns dann Bergrücken entlang, Täler hinter, mal wieder runter und rauf.... Die Straßen sind deutlich leerer als in Indien oder Nepal, aber trotzdem wurde ich dreimal auf den Randstreifen gezwungen, wo ich bedeppert stehen blieb und mich zwang nicht in den Abgrund zu schauen. Bhutan ist irgendwie wie ein riesiges Bauernhaus Museum. Alle Häuser, die gebaut werden, müssen im traditionellen Stil sein, die Offiziellen, wie z.B. Staatsbeamte, Reiseleiter und auch die Schüler, müssen alle in der Landestracht gekleidet sein. Bei den Frauen ist es ein langer gewickelter Rock, schaut schön aus. Aber die Männer tragen so eine Art Morgenmantel, der ihnen bis zu den ... read more
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Asia » Bhutan » Paro February 28th 2016

The only other people staying in the hotel were 4 rather posh sounding British birdwatchers who had only been there a couple of days. They did claim that they were not really committed twitchers, just interested when they went on holiday but they had a pair of very lovely Swarovski binoculars! They went out before breakfast the next morning but we had a leisurely one before Dendup arrived to take us for our final outing. This was going to be quite a challenge and I was not sure I could manage it after being ill and not eating that much for some days or doing much exercise but I was determined to give it a go. Tiger Nest monastery clings to a cliff hundreds of metres above Paro. The story goes that Guru Rinpoche appeared in ... read more
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Asia » Bhutan » Wangdue February 15th 2016

The reduced day of travelling still took us around 5.5 hours in the car with Dendup telling us stories about the Yeti and evil demons along the way. We asked him if he believed in the Yeti and it was clear that he wasn't comfortable saying no but didn't quite want to say yes. This is still a country where superstition and believe in demons and evil spirits is very important part of life and I think it will be a while before that change. The journey took us to the hotel in Wangdue that we should have stayed in when travelling in the other direction. Our room was right on the gushing river surrounded by trees and bird life and in a beautiful garden, though not much in flower at this time of year. We ... read more
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Asia » Bhutan » Bumthang February 14th 2016

Travelling further east on the windy roads we bumped and bounced over the Yotongla pass into the Bumthang area which is in fact made up of 4 valleys. We drove through one valley and into the Bumthang valley and were almost at our lunch stop when Aita slowed down and peered out of his window - a flat tyre. It's amazing that this hadn't happened before but was bad timing!! Still, this didn't phase either of them and the new wheel was on before we knew it. I was having an off day and lunch was at a local farm which was really not what I fancied so neither of us would try the chilli cheese curry which is the national dish so Dendup and Aita tucked in. H was of course willing to try arak, ... read more
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Asia » Bhutan » Trongsa February 12th 2016

After a day resting I was feeling a bit better so agreed to carry on as planned. There is only one East/West road and Dendup had been mentioning that this was in the process of being widened so wasn't in great condition in parts - we hadn't realised quite how bad this meant it was but we were soon to find out and realise that we were very lucky being on our own in a Land Cruiser rather than in a bigger group in a bus! The original road, built in the 1960s, is only single track winding around the edge of mountains so there is a government programme to widen it but it's a huge project involving cutting further into the mountainside. Much of the work appears to be done by Indian labourers though there ... read more
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