Finally! (the videos load very slow, but it's worth the wait :-))

I love landing at Paro international airport and especially flying into the Paro valley. I already knew the experience from the last time I was here in October 2023. Some people are afraid of it because only a few well trained pilots are allowed to land here as it’s very challenging. But I completely trust those pilots and just enjoyed the stunning view.  The plane makes a hard turn around a mountain flank and then flies into the valley with the mountain sides so close it seems as if the wings could almost touch them.

At 15:20 local Bhutanese time I landed safely in Paro. Finally I got to Bhutan! ​When you get out of the plane you see the cutest and most adorable airport - check out the pictures below. My heart was filled with joy and delight! 

As soon as I passed through immigration I was greeted by Pema and Pasang from the Ability Bhutan Society with the traditional white scarf. Every foreigner is greeted with this warm welcome. Then they took me to a cafe near by and we drank some tea. I wanted to have butter tea as it is very typical for the Himalayas - it is a special mixture which is quite uncommon for us: black tea with melted salted butter. It has an unfamiliar slightly earthy taste from the black tea but is surprisingly salty with a rich buttery taste at the same time. It is very nourishing and warming from the inside and special for me because it is connected to a lot of good memories. 
So, I enjoyed the tea and talked with the two of them about our different cultures and ABS and got to know them a bit. After that we drove to my new home town Thimphu, the Capital of Bhutan, and I settled in a hotel, as my apartment has not been vacated yet. I was very very tired but very satisfied and happy.