Wednesday, 4 April 2018

My Bhutan trip oct 2017 - New and old friends

(Words written on 27 Jan 2020, backdated posting to April 2018.  These pictures and the title were already in the draft post, with only one line of writing: "This is the concluding post of my Bhutan trip.")


This is the concluding post of my Bhutan trip.  An interesting aspect of this trip was that we made friends with the guides.  Lili has the ability and tendency to make new friends easily, while I don't.  I wonder what's the point.  Up to now, Sonam (our guide) still text us on WhatsApp.  I wonder if people from such different culture and background can have sustainable friendship.  Maybe I'm thinking too much.

As for my very very "old" friend Lili, it has been quite an intense 2 years, in terms of work and relationship.  She thinks that we (at 45-46, as in now..) are at the peak of our mid-life crisis, i.e. the most unhappy part of life.  I think I'm past that stage, having experienced that when early forties.  I feel rather helpless in seeing her sad.
















Tuesday, 3 April 2018

A legend of bravery and it's amazing architecture

(Words written on 27 Jan 2020, backdated posting to April 2018.  These pictures were already in the draft post without writing)

On day 6, we went to Bhutan's most famous tourist attraction - Tiger Nest.  The architecture's amazing.  It symbolised perseverance, hardship, and belief.  I wondered and I pondered, it is all real, or is it all in our minds.. 













































Monday, 2 April 2018

Top of the world

(Words written on 27 Jan 2020, backdated posting to April 2018.  These pictures were already in the draft post without writing)

On day 5, we went Chelela Pass.  It was my happiest day of the trip.  I love this place, it felt like top of the world.  At one of the peaks, it is a site for sky burial for little children.  It was a frightening climb for me, but I was very touched.   How far was it from the plane in the sky? How far was it to your dream?