mrKian

It was so freezing cold in Bumthang. I was too lazy to add more wooden logs to keep the room warm, preferring to tug under  my warm blanket and laze in bed. Thank goodness the flooring in the room is not the hard cold ceramic tiles, but wooden planks. It is too cold to walk barefooted since the hotel do not provide slippers. What's for breakfast? Eggs, toasted bread and pancakes! Not your usual pancakes, these are made  made from some kind of herbs, giving it a unique taste, and tried a few pieces to get used to the taste. After breakfast, we are going for a hike around the Bumthang city. We will visit some monasteries, sight seeing, stop for lunch and visit a beer factory. The cold air has started to make my skin dry up and my lips start to crack. I have to start putting on moisturizer and lip balm. Bumthang is much colder compared to other places and I started to appreciate the thermal clothing that does its job of keeping me warm and fence off tho cold wind. A lovel...

The morning breeze and the clean air always make my day. After breakfast, we will be heading off to Bumthang,  the central part of Bhutan. Our breakfast this morning is very much western-style. There's waffles, toasted bread, the waffles has a different texture from the one that I normally had. It's much fluffy and non sticky to the teeth. The round solid yellow block which resemble egg tart is actually butter! Along the way to Bumthang, we went to Trongsa Dzong. This Dzong was laid in the 16th century by Pema Lingpa and flourished during the 17th century under Shabdrung Ngwang Namgyal.  Did you see the monk  on the right with a whip? He will lash the whip hard on the floor. This is to signal to the others that it is time to for lesson! I really like this posting, but too bad, there's no LIKE button on this board. PEACE to the world! Our next stop is the museum. It used to be a tower but has since been restored into a museum which showcase...