We had a great time in Bhutan
We had a great time in Bhutan. I want to especially commend our guide Chimi Dorji, and our driver Tashi. Chimi was informative and entertaining and massively helped us understand the country. He went out of his way to give us what we wanted - 2 great examples being that we wanted to try out archery (the national sport) which we did - and also the Bhutanese variant of darts, great fun - and we were keen to see a festival. In the latter case he gave us the choice of the drive to Gasa or a trip to the local festival, we chose the latter, it was a great experience. In a short trip it is difficult to see Central and Eastern Bhutan. I have been there before, and exited the country across the land border into India in the East. Most of the obvious sights are in the West anyway (Punakha Dzong, Tiger's Nest) but one of the attractions of the country is the remote and wild places off the beaten track, and it was hard to get a feel for that in the Thimphu - Punakha - Paro circuit. Maybe when east-west air connections are better, a future trip would go Paro - Thimphu (probably deserves only one night's stay to be honest) - Punakha and then eastwards by road and ultimately back by air to Paro. Anyway we had a great time in the lovely country that it is, the hotels were very good and all the arrangements worked smoothly. Thanks to Anil Chauhan for making it work for us!