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A date with a touch of Bhutan.

Bhutan offers inspiration through textiles, mountain scenery and stories told in music and dance. Choose an activity you can do at home or somewhere accessible.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

A date at home

  1. A date watching a masked dance

    Watch a recording of a Bhutanese masked dance together, then each choose one costume color or movement to talk about.

  2. Cook ema datshi at home

    Find a recipe for ema datshi and make a portion together with a spice level you're both comfortable with.

Try two new things

  1. Exploring textile colors

    View Bhutanese woven textiles through a museum collection and choose three colours together for a small pattern of your own.

  2. A mountain landscape in three frames

    Choose three photos of Bhutanese mountain landscapes and tell each other which view you'd choose for a peaceful walk.

Try two new things

  1. A date watching a masked dance

    Watch a recording of a Bhutanese masked dance together, then each choose one costume color or movement to talk about.

  2. Exploring textile colors

    View Bhutanese woven textiles through a museum collection and choose three colours together for a small pattern of your own.

Things to do together anywhere

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You can also try these ideas in Bhutan. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Pumpkin soup competitionMake one pot of soup and let everyone come up with their own topping.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Italian cooking duelEach make your own sauce for the same pasta and taste the difference.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Swap a dance stepTeach each other a dance move and put together a short sequence.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Musical statues without eliminationsTake turns stopping the music and come up with a new pose each time.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A kitchen cupboard journeyChoose a country on the map and cook with ingredients you already have.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Herb scent labSmell five kitchen herbs together and think of a dish for each.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE A world of mossFind three different moss textures in a damp spot.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Watch the twilightOn a warm evening, wait quietly to see which animals appear.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Concert on the grassFind an outdoor concert and listen from somewhere you can sit comfortably.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Flowers from a pick-your-own gardenAt a pick-your-own flower garden, each choose one flower for a small shared bouquet.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A pause for night soundsListen to the evening for five minutes without talking, somewhere familiar.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Thermos walkFill a flask and walk a short route together with one lovely place to pause.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Spring playlist walkEach choose five songs and take turns listening to them during a walk.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Outdoor cookingMake a simple meal together that you can eat outdoors.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE An autumn playlist walkEach make a short playlist for a walk around your neighborhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Look inside a millVisit a mill that's open to visitors and discover how it works.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea
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