For more than a year, we planned our trip with Mom around the five day Druk Path trek, during which we spent three days above 13,000 feet in the foothills of the Himalayas. After successfully finishing the walk and descending back into the relatively thick air of the Thimphu valley, we hardly had time to enjoy our sense of gratitude and satisfaction and reflect on the experience, because our trip had not yet come to an end. Over the next two days, our itinerary would take us to the Tiger’s Nest monastery, a famous holy site that draws people from around the world, as well as one of the annual festivals – the Paro Tesetschu – which often provides the main focus for many tourists who visit Bhutan. In between, the ladies still managed to squeeze in a bit more shopping, and we stopped in to visit more of the beautiful religious sites in the Paro and Thimphu valleys. We could sense the end of our journey approaching, but, as with the whole trip, our surroundings helped us to stay focused on the present.
After finishing the trek, we treated Mom – not to mention Kristin and I – to one night in the luxurious accommodations of the five star Taj Tashi hotel in Thimphu. Themang pulled our minivan up to the hotel, and we poured out of the door in a cloud of dust and dirt to be greeted by a staff dressed to the nines and prepared to dote on our every need. A few days make even the simplest of pleasures seem like the finest things in life. But actual luxury – being treated like royalty – felt decadent. We highly recommend the end-of-the-trek, one-night cameo at the Tashi.
Source: Winter Reflections https://chriswinter.blogspot.com/2012/05/images-of-bhutan-leg-4-tigers-nest-to.html?m=1
