Driving to Punakha but first the textiles!

Tashi had a weaver and shop owner he wanted us to see.  They had looms and dying apparatus behind the retail store which housed the goods they made.  Sounds like the perfect stop, to me!

 The exterior of the shop...

Once inside it was a feast of patterns, prints, kiras, jackets, scarves, etc!

Jeanne doing her best 'Martha' pose!

Jeanne's MAJOR purchase!

After a bit of shopping, Sonam invited us to sit and have some tea and cookies.  Tashi interpreted for us and it was one of the most memorable moments yet...

Lovely, warm people who share willingly with calm sweetness.  It's going to be hard to go back to the craziness of the US