Bhutan photos – fully Flickred (finally!)

… all 779 of them taken on Wild Frontiers‘ Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon – Spring Festival Tour in March 2008.

You’ll find them in my Bhutan – Land of the Thunder Dragon set on Flickr.

Zshana Ng Cham: Dance of the Black Hats with Drums, Paro Tsechu

Here’s what we did, day by day:

Saturday 15 March 2008
UK – Delhi

Sunday 16 March 2008 (Photos)
Delhi – Bagdogra – Jaigaon (Hotel Anand)

Monday 17 March 2008 (Photos)
Jaigaon/Phuentsholing – Paro (Hotel Paro)

Tuesday 18 March 2008 (Photos)
Paro Festival (Hotel Paro)

Wednesday 19 March 2008 (Photos)
Taktshang (Tiger’s Nest) trek – Thimphu (Pedling Hotel)

Thursday 20 March 2008 (Photos)
Thimphu: Folk Heritage Museum – National Institute for Zorig Chusum – National Textile Museum – 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival rehearsal – Motithang Takin Preserve – Post Office and Bank of Bhutan – shopping (Pedling Hotel)

Friday 21 March 2008 (Photos)
Thimphu – Huntsho Community Primary School – Dochu La Pass (3116m) – Lobesa – Wangdue Phodrang dzong and town (Dragon’s Nest Resort)

Saturday 22 March 2008 (Photos)
Wangdue Phodrang – Khuruthang Goemba – Khamsum Yuly/Yuelley Namgyal Chorten and Mo Chhu river valley walk – Punakha dzong – Lobesa farmhouse and family – Wangdue Phodrang (Dragon’s Nest Resort)

Sunday 23 March 2008 (Photos)
Wangdue Phodrang bazaar – Pele La pass (3420m) – Chendebji chorten – Trongsa dzong – Zungney village textile shops – Bumthang valley – Jakar (Lodge Rinchenling)

Monday 24 March 2008 (Photos)
Jakar – Chokhor valley walk (Jampey Lhakhang – Kurjey Lhakhang – Polling station – Tamshing Goemba) – Wangdichholing dzong – Yoser Lham shop (aka the Swiss farm shop) – Jakar town – Hot stone bath – Jakar (Lodge Rinchenling)

Tuesday 25 March 2008 (Photos)
Jakar – Shertang La pass (3590m) – Ura village – Thrumshing La pass (3750m) – Langur monkeys – Mongar (Wangchuk hotel)

Wednesday 26 March 2008 (Photos)
Mongar – Kori La pass (2400m) – Yadi – lemongrass distillation “plant” – Trashigang town and dzong – Rangjung town and Monpa or Brokpa ladies, local weaving – Bonfire and Quiz – Rangjung (Rangjung monastery guesthouse)

Thursday 27 March 2008 (Photos)
Rangjung – Thakcho Kunzang Choeden Anim nunnery – Radi valley walk (Khardung – fern-headed man – Khuru contest – weaving – farmhouse lunch) – Rangjung (Rangjung monastery guesthouse)

Friday 28 March 2008 (Photos)
Rangjung – Trashigang – National Handloom Development Project, Khaling – Samdrup Jongkhar – Guwahati (Dynasty Hotel)

Saturday 29 March 2008 (Photos)
Guwahati – Kolkata: Victoria Memorial / St Paul’s Cathedral / market – Kolkata (Tollygunge Club)

Sunday 30 March 2008
Kolkata – UK

Other photos from the trip
David’s photos on Webshots
Maggie’s photos on Flickr
Hazel’s photos on Flickr

Next on the photo list: dad’s 70th birthday dinner in Broadway (only four months after the event…)

Previously…
The mammoth Bhutan-photo-a-thon begins
Back from Bhutan
Uh oh, here we go again….
Bhutan – preparation and packing
Land of the Thunder Dragon Spring Festival Tour: booked!