A couple of days ago we went to the festival in Thimpu. It was the second day of their giant annual festival. Everyone shows up in their finest attire - Goh for men, Kira for women - and brings to whole family to watch the masked dancers. It is quite the shindig.
We then went to see the giant market that had popped up in the Main Street.
That evening we were headed to stay in a farmhouse near Paro. We stopped at a temple along the way.
I ish I had gotten better pictures of the farmhouse. It had a lovely phallus painting on the side. We had a hot stone bath and dinner and then had a very peaceful sleep fueled in part by a wheat home brew. It was so quiet, all you could hear was the steady rain, and there was a nip in the air that was perfect for sleeping under warm blankets.
Today we were going to hike to the Tiger's Nest but it was pouring all day so we did indoor activities. This means that we will do tiger's nest after our trek. It will feel like a piece of cake that that point hopefully.
We went to several temples, fortresses, and monestaries including the Paro Fortress.
We also had some good coffee.
Tonight we are staying in an old palace. We had some nice beer and are waiting for dinner. I have been packing and unpacking my things preparing for the trek. The trick is to bring everything one might need, without bringing too much unnecessary junk. Plus, we will have very warm weather and very cold weather. Most days we are hiking around 19k and we have some substantial altitude, though by this point we are hopefully acclimatized. Fingers crossed.
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