Bring on the dzongs!

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October 4th 2006

Published: December 2nd 2006

Waking up to yet another sunny day in the Punak Chhu valley. After a light breakfast I sneak outside for some quick morning views before departing for Wangdi. The hotel is situated in a residential neighbourhod of Lobesa with typical two-three story apartment blocks and smaller houses and sheds. The roads are littered with primary school students of varying ages walking to school in their blue and... 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 all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha

Put that cookie back in the jar!

Lunch time

Chendebji tourist buffet with the usual suspects, red rice, vegetables, a mild chili n' cheese mix, some momo dumplings and chapati bread.

En route to Trongsa, typical road

The magnificent Trongsa dzong

Arrived at the Trongsa viewpoint, just 18kms to go

The Mangde Chhu river far below the road

Zeezam checkpoint, at the Mangde Chhu river

Arriving at the Trongsa dzong

Hmmm...?

Before entering the dzong the gho is completed with this customary scarf (I forget the name) which has to be worn in a particular manner to properly indicate your rank. Dorji still hasn't been to enough dzongs to make it a conditioned reflex...

Security detail at the dzong entrance

Courtyard in front of one of the dzong temples

Passing overhead

Inside the Trongsa dzong labyrinth

Inside the Trongsa dzong

Another courtyard

Not much happening downtown Trongsa

My room at the Puenzhi Guesthouse

Room breakdown: Electricity: Frequent outages. European style two pin plug available but to what use? Toilet: Leaking plumbing, and you never knew if it was going to work or not. Hot water supply: We had hot water for an hour or so. Heating: None available. Food: Good hot food, didn't try the breakfast. Spoils: Maybe that psychedelic carpet. Pets: Some moths.

The bathroom at the Puenzhi Guesthouse

Now I remember more than I care to remember...

4th December 2006

Kay
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everything's great.. except...
The bathroom >_< scary...

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