Punakha, Bhutan (11/24/2013-11/25/2013)

Punakha and the surrounding area was utterly beautiful. Golden valleys, serene monasteries and abundant wildlife made for a very relaxing couple of days.  The Druk 11000 (local beer, very strong, yet very smooth), combined with high altitude, helped a bit with this as well.

One of the more notable sites we visited was the Chimi Lhakhang monastery, famous for its phallic paintings and fertility blessings.  Built in honour of the "Mad Saint", Lama Drukpa Kunley, who had a rather controversial way of teaching Buddhism (you'll have to wiki it yourself, as I keep my blog PG-13), it is a very popular place for those having trouble conceiving to boost their chances of success, as well as find out the gender and name of their firstborn. Well, we just happened to be in the area, and apparently, we will have a daughter :).