Surrounded by full flowering jacarandas is Punakha Dzong, the ancient capital of Bhutan. The massive Dzong, built at the confluence of the Po (male) and Mo (female) rivers, was built in 1647 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal and is the winter home of the Central Monk Body.

On this day in the capital city, Thimphu, we were the only foreigners in the entire market.