Thimpu

The fact that the infamous Lonely Planet recommendations for Thimpu in 24 hours suggest highlights such as a visit to the weekend market and then Benez Bar, should give you some idea of how little there is to see and do in the area. A very mediocre Folk Museum, a pathetic zoo, a National Memorial distinguished only by being the sole such memorial I have yet come across which is totally unmemorable so, unless your thing is temples in an extreme though un-picturesque state of disrepair or you entertain a penchant for stinking sewers or perhaps an insatiable desire to purchase some genuine Bhutanese plastic flip-flops or harbour an as yet unfulfilled fantasy of being savaged by a pack of marauding rabid dogs... Like most capital cities it is hardly fair to judge the entire country on the basis of the tatty shanty town, but unless you plan your visit to coincide with the tsechu, which may well be worth braving the hideous hordes for, then given a limited time budget I would probably not give it more than a maximum of 24 hours...and I would certainly not follow LP recommendations.

Changangkha Lhakgang	Trashi Chhoe Dzong	Memorial Chorten	Great Buddha

Thimpu Town	Folk Museum	Weekend Market	Thimpu Construction