Jon and I left Chukha and went to Thomphu by bus. We met Matt and Lucy, two Australian BCF teachers, for dinner. We ate at the Mexican Restaurant, then went to Season's to buy bread and ended up staying for dessert. Yum. In the morning we met them again to drive up Dochula (they have a car). We hiked up to Lungchuzekha Lakhang which is up the ridge from the pass. I went there a month or more ago, but had no views. Well this time the views were awesome. These photos are on the way back down to the car. The 108 chortens were commissioned by the 4th King after his battles with the Assamese rebels who were hiding in southern Bhutan in the jungle in 2002.
It was an awesome day. There were other "chillips" (foreigners) at the Lakhang and we were all served tea by the monks.
After walking down Jon and I hitched a ride to Bajo where we bought tickets to Phobjikha for the next day. It cost us 65 ngultrum each for a 3 hour bus ride. The equivalent of one dollar.
We had Indian food for dinner, bought some beer and took a taxi to Sarah Schmitt's house in Punakha. Stories and laughter. Punakha is hot during the day but that night was chiiiilly.
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