Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN



After being dead for many months, it's time I finish what I started.. New post coming up very soon..

Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

"WAKE UP", I slapped myself hard to wake me up from a slumber of 4 months since I last posted anything on social media, any post on the thread which I have started with at most passion. Such has been my life since few months where I barely got time to myself because of many hurdles in the race of survival.

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Now it's time that I look upon myself, I own up my life and get going with whatever I have got. One thing that can bring me on track again is RIDING. It's the best kind of meditation for a person like me. First I decided I will start with re-living the beautiful moments I had on my previous ride, so best way is to pour some life into this dying thread of mine which might instigate me to ride more and write more.

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After the previous chapter, I present to you some set of pictures which made me smile after some months coz I can give a caption to each and every picture even though they were about an year old. Given my bad memory, I think this is an achievement I can celebrate.

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WARNING!!! Too many pictures coming up. You might feel frustrated of your current life, break your keyboard and smash your monitor if you are browsing from your office. If you are one who rides often, then you might feel proud of your achievements and will start planning for your next ride. If you had already visited Bhutan, then you will feel nostalgic and will start dreaming of those wonderful moments.

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A halt enroute Pune - Kolkata in Duronto Express. Experience was nothing less than a Business Class Flight.

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The mighty Howrah Bridge and divine River Ganga

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Finally got hold of our rides and I fell so much in love with Yellow color again because of the cabs in Kolkata.

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We know flavours, here we know what more can they be.. India definitely needs proper marketing for safety (any kind)*

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Trams.. We heard of these and now we have traveled in one of these..

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Family Planning, much needed in India.. You are in Kolkata remember.. All they love is Books, Food and Sex..

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Finally, we got the welcome we needed from Bhutan..

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Cross this gate and you will know what discipline can do to the people and to the country.. Along with the experiences, I came back with so many lessons that can improve me as a citizen..

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Smiling Pepsi.. My co-riders had to get some beer for the night to beat the cold and the tiredness..

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My crown.. It makes me get up and move ahead in my life even after a fall.. MT Revenge..

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The landscapes change and the feeling too..

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Let's see what my ride sees.. Oh, it's better..

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Welcome to Thimphu.. The Capital of Bhutan and a cute Metro within itself..

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Mid-way.. One bridge we traveled across n number of times in that time.. It connects Thimphu and Paro..

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The fierce Paro Chu River.. It gives a scary look and yet can entertain us for hours..

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The flags.. They are the symbol of happiness, divinity and peace in our lives.. We can find them everywhere in Himalayas..

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We got to stop and we got to shoot.. Cause we got to live those moments again..

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While we arrived in Thimphu, rain god didnt show us any mercy.. Resulting in this..

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Safety first but with that dampness, we cant afford to have it..

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It's clothes everywhere.. You walk into a riders' room and this is how it should be..

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All it is worth, we woke up to this view.. Not used to it living in flat lands amidst man-made sky scrappers..

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Let's absorb it and stroll across the Thimphu city..

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What to admire?? The architecture or the endless mountains??

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While I was talking to myself about the beauty, I heard the trees say save us and you can live to this daily..

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They have movies too and the trailers or promo songs of their movies are horribly funny.. We couldnt run away from them while eating at some restaurants..

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This is the technology used to control the traffic.. It is so advanced that people dont honk, people dont cut lanes, people dont overtake and more importantly no traffic jams for hours..

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We look similar anywhere and everywhere.. Biking Brotherhood..

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Golden Buddha near Thimphu.. Buddha Dordenma Statue.. Biggest ever made with Gold in the world..

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Golden angels????

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More!!! They are also referred to as celestial beings.. Interesting is it!!

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It's Gold everywhere including walls..

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Uncle got a warning from his wife that he need to capture all of her and the statue.. Hence the stunts..

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The detailing.. Wow work..

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Riders become posers for a while.. One in very few pictures we got together..

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All they need is appreciation and respect for taking us to places safely..

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Stand Tall.. Cause you deserve the pride..

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No tripod.. But that doesnt stop me from trying long exposure photography.. Capturing trails..

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Again, thanks for the patience and apologies for the delay..

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PICTURE ABHI BAAKI HAI MERE DOST...!! See you in the next post.. This time it will be faster, means less of waiting..

Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

What sights and what colors...there is heaven on earth that we can explore on 2 wheels indeed

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Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

[MENTION=21577]globetrotter[/MENTION] What you said is absolutely true..

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Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

Beautiful pictures and indeed Bhutan is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

Thanks for the appreciation.. More coming soon.. You see you just reached Bhutan

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Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

Bhutan may be the happiest country in the world, but your pictures made us even happier.....
Waiting for the next batch of pictures.

Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

Amazing pictures!
Gives me some hope that someday maybe even I can ride my yellow bumblebee to this amazing place.

Glued to this thread now and patiently​ waiting for more. Bring it on then. Cheers!

Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

Amazing pictures...great narration

Eagerly waiting for the rest...bring it on

ATGATT !!!

Cheers,
WindPacer

Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

Thank you. Will be posting within a couple of days..

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Thanks for the appreciation [MENTION=87256]WindPacer[/MENTION].. Next post will be up in a couple of days..

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Thank you.. Bee is more than capable of ruling those terrains.. And Bhutan has one of the best roads and people with too good traffic sense, so we enjoyed always cruising more than permissible speed limit conquering the curves. Ofcourse with safety..

Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

Great pics man, especially those longexposure ones

Re: Let's ride to the World's Happiest Country - DRUK YUL aka BHUTAN

Fantastic shots. Eagerly waiting for more.