We then slow-motored down a series of ever narrower, branch-littered paths, between groves of lush green trees and rice paddies.

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As the sun rose, they sliced plantains to prepare tostones (twice-fried green plantains) and boiled gandules (pigeon peas) with rice.

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Walk along pastoral paths, vivid green rice paddies, past bright white dzongs (massive, awe-inspiring fortress monasteries), through forests of pine, and rhododendron and along glorious mountain passes where the elusive poppies nod in the breeze.

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We also saw Rice University flip the switch on its new Epiphany Skyspace -- a green-roofed pavilion that's topped with a brilliant blue canopy of light.

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Today the water-filled terraces reflect the sky from November through April, and turn green in spring as the rice plants grow tall.

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