Meeting the warrior kings

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October 8th 2006

Published: August 6th 2007

The night's sleep proved most effective, still I'm not doing too well. I wake up with a headache and a slight stomach pain, the voice is still out of order, the throat is soar and I keep sneezing a lot. Still, the climate here in Mongar is much warmer than in Bumthang and it doesn't hamper my mood. After a slow start we go out to take a look at the local dzong before moving on towards Trashigang. ... Read Full Entry

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Johan

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Meh... readers beware. I originally started this log to keep my mother up to date during a longer trip, but I quickly realized I wasn't about to waste my precious time off by sitting in some shady Internet café updating a blog nobody will read anyway. Nowadays it is more of a personal nostalgia and ego thing, but by all means, feel free to enjoy the speculations and hybris which will no doubt get reality checked soon enough. I will add older travel logs as time permits.... full info

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The highway to Trashigang

Drametse Goemba

Torma offerings, Drametse Goemba

Dorji engages in his favourite pastime

Huge prayer wheels at Drametse Goemba

Spoilsport

Looking down on the road to Drametse Goemba

Houses line the snaking hillside road up to the goemba.

Looking down towards Zangkhar village

Packlunch near Drametse Goemba

Washing the car near Rolong village

Engaging in a bit of hill climbing...

...while the guys wash the car.

Last light of the day

Golden colour sets on the mountains as we finally approach Trashigang.

Dinner at the hotel

Chance encounter with Mikako from Thimphu who we'd bumped into in Trongsa a few days ago.

My room at the Druk Deothjung Hotel

Room breakdown: Electricity: Sporadic. Three long outages already on the first night. Toilet: It works. Hot water supply: Ask for a bucket. Heating: Trashigang was not a cold place. Food: Nice restaurant, typical buffet style food. Spoils: None. Pets: They stayed out of my view.

My bathroom at the Druk Deothjung Hotel

28th April 2007

Eric from Beijing
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Congratulations for your blog
I plan to travel to Buthan from Kathmandu or Lhassa Would you mind to explain which is the best way to enter into the country? Thanks heri1983@hotmail.com

29th October 2008

Sudipto Roy
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Reliving my memories
I lived in Mongar from October 1990 to May 1992, teaching in what was then Mongar Primary School. Recently I was telling someone about the Yadi loops and gave a google search and came across your site. Nice pictures. Shocking changes in the town. Wonder what my little school and my house in front looks like.

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