Bhutantastic

Today we left the smog of Bangkok for the pristine, crisp air of Bhutan. We flew in Star Wars style through the mountains & looking at the Himalayas above the clouds. We met our guide and driver who drove us from Paro to Thimpu, the capital of Bhutan. The trip was eventful as the roads are currently being built. Imagine fitting work trucks, construction workers, machinery and two lanes of traffic on one lane of rocks with sporadic bitumen. Also, at one point a truck in front of us broke down& our driver and guide hopped out and helped to push but alas....so after attempting to take a detour and reversing back along the detour we took another route. After we arrived in Thimpu and we checked in our guide took us to the National Library which has the world's largest book & then went up a mountain to view the city, fortress, palace and surrounding mountains. We also had the opportunity to view Bhutan's national animal, the tapin, which is a cross between a cow and a goat. Th countryside is very interesting and couldn't be more different from Brisbane. All our love.

Eliza and Kathie