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| The buses were unloaded as we checked into the Namgay Heritage Hotel, a change from what we expected |
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| Very traditional décor in the reception lobby |
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| All the woodwork was carved and painted |
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| Our hotel living room |
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| Looking back at the door |
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| Every table surface was covered with a fitted textile ... |
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| ... even the top of the mini refrigerator |
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| Hotel bedroom |
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| Hotel room bathroom, with a bathtub to the left and a corner shower to the right (not seen) |
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| View from the hotel room |
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| A tall glass chandelier hung in the atrium |
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| Hotel courtyard |
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| Massive swimming pool with a corner jacuzzi |
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| Hotel fitness center |
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| The entrance to the Namgay Heritage Hotel (est 2009) |
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| The Hotel as seen as we began our free time walk |
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| Entrance gate to the hotel |
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| Hotel sign |
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| Cornus capitata/Himalayan Strawberry-tree seeds |
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| Shop in an alley |
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| Decorated structure for the traffic officer to direct cars using fluid hand motions; it is said they tried a traffic light at this intersection, but it was too inconvenient for drivers: with this officer directing, no one has to stop |
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| Heavy traffic with many taxis |
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| Clock Tower (1990s) is an example of Bhutanese architecture with carvings on all surfaces |
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| We stopped in a local grocery store to see snacks, peanut butter and a chocolate spread |
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| So many snacks, with the chips in air-filled "pillows" |
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| Kellogg's Corn Flakes |
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| We wondered what Breezers were when seen on a beverage menu |
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| Dried berries and bean curd sticks, and sunflower seeds |
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| They have their own whiskies? |
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| Lotions and body wash |
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| What an oddball name! |
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| Jasminum mesnyi 'Hance'/Japanese Jasmine |
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| Solanum jasminoides/Potato Vine |
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| Druk Scouts |
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| Back at the Namgay Heritage Hotel, they had their own religious shrine |
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| Instead of a Bible in every room, there was The Teaching of Buddha |
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