Cloud ADVENTURES Irish (continued, part 2) The first day of the trip started in Kathmandu. We visited the largest Buddhist stupa (the monumental building to house relics, approx. Perevi.) Nepal, monkey temple, and finally, the area of ??Dunbar. All the buildings looked grand, but not made much impression. All were in anticipation of emergency trips to Bhutan. We left the hotel at 6:30 in the morning to catch a flight to Bhutan. Unfortunately, one member of the group became ill and was unable to leave Kathmandu. Polet took about an hour, and pilots have demonstrated all his skill, when we made a landing. We flew past Mount Everest and through strong clouds began to decline. When we emerged from the clouds, the bottom seemed to Bhutan. I even caught his breath. As far as the eye could see, we have brought the wooded mountains. The plane literally had to squeeze through the gorge, almost touching the wooded on both sides of the mountain slopes. landing itself turned out pretty impressive. The plane circled a little to lose altitude in a small valley. Pilot planting machine is almost at an angle, and only a few seconds before touch strip lined fuselage . They were all very happy that we landed. Everest at the airport of Bhutan only two aircraft, which should be, and has led to restrictions on entry and the large sums that tourists have to spend each day. ornamented building the airport looked perfectly clean, the entire staff was dressed in traditional Bhutanese costumes. The women wore long dresses and men - skirts to the knee, similar to Scottish kilts, socks and shoes are weird. Everyone who goes to work, in church or at any official event, must wear such suits. casual clothes can be worn at home, but as far as I can tell, basically they all wear only skirts. Once we passed the customs, it was fun to discover whiskey Bushmills "in-store duty-free. Of the other drinks I learned only whiskey, Jack Daniels, from which you can form an idea of ??the scarcity of choice, although I was proud to see our whiskey, which won a place in the sun in this big cold world. All of us were in high spirits and very excited about our visit to the country Thunder Dragon. First of all, we were introduced to our Bhutanese guide. There was something wrong with that, to us put a guide approved by the Government. However, his presence gives us hope that in the short time we will have time for a lot. In addition, he greatly helped us. It turned out that we are very well met in Bhutan. Our route was changed because of what started the biggest festival in this country, which coincided with the last two days of our tour. From the airport by bus, we went into town Paro to eat and find a hotel in which we live. We ate in a small inconspicuous cafe. Once I went inside, I felt that I can not breathe. It turned out that it was the smell of chili, the main ingredient Bhutanese cuisine. Not I know why, but I agreed to try raw chili. It was a very big mistake on my part. In my mouth all burned, and all the great me laugh. I do not even cheeks ached as "evil" was this pepper. Nita , one of the tourists Indian roots, too, decided to try the chili. He was terribly hot. Believe! "Then we went to our hotel, which was located on the outskirts of the city. It was a new hotel and very good at that. It felt like we fall in the Swiss Alps. Everything was new and pleasant smell. Before dinner, an hour was allowed to leave the city where it was very quiet. Urban atmosphere there is quite different from Nepal or India. No one did not impose their wares to passers, all simply going about their daily business not complicated by any big plans. Chile before returning to the hotel, I found time to get my laptop and write a few lines. Immediately there were a few curious kids. They really liked my computer, and we exchanged a few phrases in English. When I was leaving, one of the boys asked me for a dollar, during my travels this is turned into a ritual. Although most amazed me his friend's reaction to this unexpected request. He was not more than 9 years, but He insisted that his friend had behaved dishonestly. How much of Bhutan is different from India and Nepal "Influence of Buddhism on life here is very great, and I gradually began to understand how the government of Bhutan to maintain balance between modern life and ancient culture through a program of Gross National Happiness. Our guide explained that in Bhutan, no matter how much money you earn and what kind of car vodish until you have everything you need and you're happy. It is most important. So count this level of happiness, how wonderful! concepts of the Western world are considered here in a broader context. I like it here, I am against the monastery Taktsang-Lhakhang Dinner was very good. I tried a few chili peppers, and began to gradually get used to them. Almost immediately after dinner I went to bed early as usual and as always in anticipation of tomorrow. We were supposed to go to a Buddhist monastery Taktsang-Lhakhang (translated it means jack tigress), which is situated high on a cliff. Before coming here I've seen pictures of the monastery, but had no idea where he is. I even not believe that I am so lucky and I get there. Excursion to the monastery will be one of the most memorable during this trip. amazing Buddhist monastery Taktsang-Lhakhang close we began to climb to the "jack tigress" in the early morning. Outlines of the monastery were still visible from afar, but the view got better as we approach. An hour later, lifting we stopped to drink tea in a teahouse. We were told that the second part of the recovery will be much harder, but I thought it was easier. When, finally, we got to the observation deck, view of the monastery was just fascinating. I made no less than 50 shots, here is a real paradise for the photographer. A few hours later we arrived at the monastery, we liked the gorgeously decorated temple. Beautiful waterfalls wanted somewhere down near the very entrance to the monastery. The picture was simply idyllic. We were given a detailed description of the monastery, and we were surprised at how the monks live a normal life in these fabulous places. Start material: Completion of material:
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