Thursday was Losar, the New Year celebration for China, Tibet, Bhutan and other parts of Asia. Actually, Bhutan has at least five New Years (that's a lot of partying!) depending on who and where you are in the country. Losar is the official one, and the one largely celebrated in Thimphu. Most folks got thursday and friday off for the holiday, and headed to the hills for picnics and kuru (dart) throwing competitions.
I went on a really nice hike with a couple of bhutanese friends, a nice flat one, which is rare in this part of the world. Its on a hillside overseeing Thimphu, right by the Bhutan Broadcasting Service tower, and for some reason, the place is literally littered with prayer flags. There's a whole lot of auspiciousness going on over there.
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