Bangkok

The flight out of Paro was supposed to depart at 11.45,but we boarded at 11.15 and started taxiing at  11.27,with a full load and the only plane at the airport,why wait?The take off was as exciting as the landing,the engines rev to full throttle with the pilot holding the Airbus 119 on the brakes then whoosh,I imagine it must be a little like the standing start of a hotrod race.

Then a wonderful close up view of the mountains of Bhutan,sharp left turn and follow the Himalayas.We stopped at ,Bangladesh  for 5 passengers to get off and 5 to replace them,refueled and proceeded on to  the next leg to Bangkok. Druk air,Bhutan's national airline do a fine job of looking after passengers,plenty of food and free drinks spoiled to the end,lucky me.

After a hiccup at Suvanarbhumi airport when an ATM ate my card,I took the train into the familiar Sukkhumvit area of Bangkok,and enjoyed dinner and a few drinks,the familiarity of it all made me miss Mandi a lot.Happy birthday sweetheart.