Our day began with an absolutely spectacular one hour plane ride from Kathmandu to Bhutan. On the way we had a great view of Mt Everest (pictured) and the world's fourth highest mountain, Lhotse. At 29,000ft, Everest wasn't much lower than our cruising altitude of 35,000ft! The approach to the Paro airport was an exciting slam dunk with flaps and gear down from about 15,000 feet followed by a wing tip turn to the runway in a tight valley. The pilot got a hearty...