Posts Tagged ‘ bhutan ’
Leaving Wangdi we felt even sadder. Stopped en route to heading back towards Paro to visit a temple at the border of Thimphu, Punakha & Wangdue Phodrang – Chimi Lhakhang – built in the 15th century in honour of ‘the divine madman’ Lama Drukpa Kinley, a revered saint who taught through jokes and fun and [ READ MORE ]
After all the shopping, sightseeing and wandering around the streets of Thimphu, we felt a bit sad that we had to leave, but little did we know how amazing the next set of places was! Friend was back to being sick (I don’t want to move, I can’t get out of the car, Go see [ READ MORE ]
Thimphu is one of the prettiest capitals i have seen! it also helped that we had an amazing view from our hotel – Hotel River View. we could see the whole city from one side of the river. with mountains, low hanging clouds and a very pretty promenade, it had a charm to it and [ READ MORE ]
i was looking forward to the second day at Paro, cos it involved climbing to Taktshang Monastery, also called Tiger’s Nest, since it was apparently created when a holy man flew to the location on the back of a tiger! its impossibly perched on the edge of a mountain, and i was told that the [ READ MORE ]
Paro – i loved it from the minute we set off from the airport. the mountains, the forests, the fields, the quiet roads… it was all picturesque, and so peaceful. we spent the day exploring various places, the museum – which turned out to be much bigger on the inside than it looked, the paro [ READ MORE ]
have been meaning to do this for a while! had an amazing trip to Bhutan, though i didn’t get a chance to write all about it. it still has an old world charm, and the interiors are relatively untouched by typical modern trappings, so it was a lovely experience to drive through the forest covered [ READ MORE ]
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