In the morning unfortunately we had to head back to Paro. But we stopped in Timphu one more time to visit the art school in which Bhutanese students are taught the country's unique style in painting, sculpting and clothing. After that we went to see a paper factory, where workers create beautiful pieces of paper with ancient techniques. Pretty cool!
In the afternoon we reached my hotel in Paro, the Metta Resort Hotel
. After checking in we drove to the edge of the town to see the supposedly haunted ruins of Drukgyel Dzong, built in the 7th Century. For dinner Rinzy and Kesang took me to a traditional farmhouse where they served authentic über-spicy Bhutanese food while sitting on thick carpets around the cast-iron oven and drinking butter tea.
Am Morgen mussten wir uns leider auf die Reise zurrueck nach Paro machen. Unterwegs hielten wir noch einmal in Timphu um uns die Kunstakademie anzuschauen. Dort wird den Studenten alles ueber bhutanische Malerei, Bildhauerei und traditionelles Textildesign gelehrt. Danach fuhren wir zu einer Papiermanufaktur, wo noch nach alten Techniken gearbeitet wird. Zum Beispiel Papiere mit eingewobenen Baumblaettern. Am spaeten Nachmittag erreichten wir dann mein Hotel Metta Resort. Nach dem Einchecken fuhren wir noch schnell zum Sonnenuntergang ans Ende der Stadt, wo die Ruinen des Drukgyel Dzong aus dem 7. Jhd stehen in denen es spuken soll... :o
Zum Abendessen nahmen Rinzy und Kesang mich zu einem traditionellen Bauernhaus, wo superscharfes bhutanisches Essen gereicht wurde, waehrend alle um den gusseisernen Ofen herum auf dicken Teppichen sassen und Buttertee tranken.
Ancient Art & Haunted Houses
Monday, November 05, 2012
Paro, California, Bhutan
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