Thimphu Travel Blogs

We spent a day roaming around in Thimphu since that is the capital of Bhutan. We also met up with Ms Kencho from the travel agency where we had booked our trek with. We tried the local Bhutanese dish of chillies and cheese which was to be eaten as a vegetable dish. It was indeed spicy! A visit to t…

One of the smallest and quietest capital cities I've ever seen.  Has a mountain retreat feel to it.  I use the only internet cafe in town and learn that the internet only came to the country a few years ago.

After breakfast at the hotel, Kemcho and Tashi picked us up for the long drive out of Phobjikha Valley and back to the capital of Thimphu. Our itinerary had us stopping at the Gangtey Temple which is currently under renovation and inaccessible.  We did at least stop at the site above the prett…

My father planned this trip so that we would have the opportunity to see one of the Tsechus (religious festival) at a Dzong (city fortress).  Three words: riot of color.  The fortresses are not historical buildings- they are still used in everyday life.  And the people of Bhutan…

Day 2 was spent watching the last day of the Tshechu festival in the Tashichodzong. Translated means we saw the last day of a hella cool festival in one of the largest temples in Bhutan. The festival was amazing and was full of traditional dances and costumes. Apparently the dancers are in trances …