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Welcome to the adventure of Bhutan and Nepal. Todays travel started in San Diego to Los Angeles, to Hong Kong to New Delhi. Over night in New Delhi and an early morning flight to Paro, Bhutan flying alongside the magnificant Himalayan Mountains.

Mount Everest Mountain, one of many in the Himalayan Mountains is the tallest peak in the world at 29,029 feet above sea level.

Paro Airport. The only major airport in the country. Only the airlines of Bhutan , two, are allowed to land at Paro International Airport. The terrain is very difficult to land and take off. Only a few pilots in the world are allowed to land and take off there.

Bhutan a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas eastern edge is known for its monasteries, fortresses (Dzongs) and dramatic landscapes that range from subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys.

Typical home with the roof raised above the house for ventilation.

Lookout point for the airport - see next photo

Paro airport has been described as "the most difficult airport in the world". The airport has only one runway, airplanes approach pass by 16,500 foot Himalayan Mountain peaks, and the 5,940 foot runway length presents a double challenge, due to low density altitude at the site. As a result, only a handful of airline pilots, 8 as of December 2014, are certified to operate commercial planes there.

Ringpung Dzong - Bhuddhist Monastery and fortress, established in the 15th Century. The building houses the district Monastic Body and Government administrative office of Paro.

Local transportation

Downtown Paro

Notice the ornate paintings on the buildings

Bhutan remains one of the most mysterious lands in the world

Dragons

Mother attending to hee children. Notice the local dress for this young mother

View from the hillside looking down at Downtown Paro.

National Museum Exhibition Hall Entrance

National Museum of Bhutan - It received major damage during the earthquake in Nepal

Side View of the National Museum

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