What can I say. It’s not Bhutan, but it’s better than Soviet concrete highrises.
This one seems to have a rooftop garden & there's no laundry hanging outside
Taken from the roof of my hotel
A more general rooftop view
There were few buildings that I thought might be single family dwellings. Perhaps this one?
Style was singularly lacking even in buildings that were offices or schools. The following was a true rarity.
Of course, part of the problem is construction methods.
Now I did see one unique building–an urban chicken house. Whether it was an old apartment house converted or built for housing chickens is unknown.
The building on the right was filled with chickens & smelled like it!
While my hotel the International Guest House was nothing special on the outside, it had some nice features.
The entrance gate was closed at night
Breakfast was served in the garden and one could always sit here, read, or drink a beer
Most of the restaurants I ate at were just a couple blocks away in the heart of the Tamel tourist district. One of my lunch favorites was the garden cafe in the Pilgrim’s Book Shop.
