We landed at Paro on our Royal Bhutan Airlines (Drukair) A319 right on time after flying down a valley leading to Paro. Definitely a Visual Flight Rules only approach. Progress thru immigration and customs was business like and we we soon outside and greeted by our guide and driver. We headed towards the capital Thimphu with a couple a brief stops along the way. The Stupas by the river junction are: far left, Nepalese style; far right Tibetan style, and centre (larger) Bhutanese style.
The man on the far right was circulating the National Memorial Chorten, with a prayer wheel. He had supplemented the national dress with a serviceable hat.
Late in the afternoon we visited the Thimphu Dzong to watch the flag lowering Ceremony in which these 3 monks participated. We then viewed the temple within, before the sky opened with some very cold rain drops with just a few snow flakes.
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