...Painted on the houses were large penises, which were part of Bhutanese belief that it warded off bad spirits and provided good luck to the inhabitants. It was a certainly a vivid advertisement for “night-hunting” as well.

We were to descend to 1800 meters and we certainly felt the increase in the heat level. Also, the pine forest became a thick jungle with a tinge of humidity.

As we neared the river the jungle gave way to tiered farmlands. The various terraces were many variations of color; from the golden stands of yet-to-be harvested wheat, to the light green of the hot peppers to the dark green stalks of rice and corn growing skyward. The cows were freely grazing in the harvested wheat fields...

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