Bhutan is a beautiful country

One of the first things you appreciate about Bhutan is it's beauty. As you are making an approach to the country's one airport in Paro, the Druk Royal Air pilot tells you: you are about to fly as close to mountains as you ever have in your life. Don't worry. We do this everyday. So, you tell yourself to relax and, feeling a bit like this could be a dream, give yourself to the mountains, the nestled valleys, the tucked away houses.

The above pictures are , top to bottom, Thimphu, the capital city, Gantey valley, a high mountain valley with the Gantey Dzong overlooking the valley and Punakha valley, in the southern part of the country.