Day 1.

Enjoying the hotel breakfast just after 7am.


I then made the short trek back to Tribhuvan International Airport.


Checking in for the 9:15am flight to Paro. I had been advised to get a window seat on the left side of the plane to get a view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest but the closest I could get though was a middle seat on the left.


Airside with my boarding pass in a colourful Drukair — Royal Bhutan Airlines folder.


After arriving at the gate one of the Druk Air gate agents had some good news for me, I had been moved to a left-side window seat.

Boarding the A319 at the rear stairs. Both Drukair — Royal Bhutan Airlines and Bhutan Airlines operate the A319 for its superior take-off and landing performance versus the A320.