So I’ve been back exactly a week now. Long enough to miss the simplicity of the country and the gentleness of day to day living. It was such a spectacular 10 days that its impossible to rank my memories into a top ten – here are just a few that have risen to the top over the last few days.
Drinking Dom Perignon on the terrace of the Taj Tashi to celebrate my 40h birthday
The hand-painted signs, especially the road signs, gently advising caution on the roads
The flower filled traditional hot stone bath
That classic shot of Tiger’s Nest, with the prayer flags stretching out across the chasm
The incredible views, the mountains, valleys, rice paddies
The landing!!
The museum at Ta Dzong
The feeling of being privileged enough to be getting a private tour of the country and the only tourist in the place
The blinged-out trucks
The smell of the country, an ever-present scent of pine and incense
Receiving my first blessing, with the monk pouring the holy water into my cupped hands for me to sip
Spotting a real live hoopoo in the wild
The yogurt for breakfast at the Uma Resort
Sneaking into the back of the monk’s classroom while they were having “lessons” to watch and listen
Not being bombarded with ads everywhere you turn
The chili-cheese
