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Takstang: The Tiger's Nest Monastery
HasTowelWillTravel Says: Probably the most famous site in Bhutan for outsiders, the Tiger's Nest Monastery, sits alongside a sheer cliff thousands of feet above the valley. This Buddhist enclave was consecrated as the site where Guru Rimpoche, riding a flying tiger, faced, battled, and defeated the...
See some of "that" decorations
ozalp Says: I couldn’t find out which word is the most proper one to describe them. So, I am still using “male organ” or phallus to mention them. In Bhutan, houses are generally decorated with many different pictures from Buddhist culture. Also they use male organs with ribbons as a...
ozalp Says: This place gave me everything I have as an image of mystic Far East. We visited the place on our last day in Bhutan and it was a rainy day. The mist was all around us. Everywhere was green; there were raindrops over the leaves. Climbed a small path and reached the...
ozalp Says: This is not a “things to do”, it is a must. You cannot pass all the mountains to reach Bhutan. I know that. But it is also an amazing experience.I don’t like amusement parks but there isn’t another thing to compare this feeling. We flied to Paro from Kathmandu and I was so...
ozalp Says: This building (Ta Dzong) was the protection and the watchtower of the Rinpung Dzong. Built in 1651 by Tenzing Drugda. It’s been decided to turn into a museum in 1965 by Cigme Dorce Vangchuk and opened in 1968. Circular planned structure has 7 flats. Each one of them has...
ozalp Says: Its name means “The Castle of the Jewels”. It’s first built in 15th century as a small monastery. Then it changed into a big Dzong in 1646. Dzong means “castle monastery”. It burned down in 1907 and lost its all treasures except huge Tangdrol Thangka (Buddhist banner used in...
illa Says: The name Taktsang means “ Tiger’s Nest ”. The monastery is perched on a rocky ledge with a sheer drop of nearly 800m, and overlooks the Paro valley and the river. It is said that in the second half of the 8th century, Guru Padma Sambhava known as the second Buddha in Bhutan,...
illa Says: Standing up there at the ruins, you'd have a overall view of the north, which was the passage way of the Tibetan invaders. And you'd know how critically important this location was.
illa Says: Known as a ruined fortress, this Dzong, with a delightful village nestling at its foot, was built in 1646 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Although in ruins today, this Dzong is of great historical importance. It was here that the Bhutanese finally defeated the invading...
illa Says: This massive fortress is located in the Paro valley and is approached by a gently sloping flagstone road and a beautiful wooden bridge roofed with shingles and abutted by two guard houses. Today, as two of the functions for Dzongs, it is the Administrative seat of the...
illa Says: Built in 17th century, this was actually the Watch Tower of the Paro Rinchen Pong Dzong. It was converted into the National Museum in 1968 and holds a fascinating collection of art, relics, religious Thangkha paintings and Bhutan's exquisite postage stamps. Unlike the...
illa Says: Lhakhang in local language (in Tibetan as well) means temple. It's one of the oldest and most sacred monasteries of the Kingdom - dated 7th century AD, built by the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo.It is an important place of pilgrimage and of ceremonies for the royal family. For...
1 Review and 153 Opinions I upgraded one night from the government hotels and was so glad I did. While the government hotels...
Hotel Holiday Home: Efficient Accommodation
HasTowelWillTravel Says: The Hotel Holiday Home is a small, efficient place to stay that is just minutes away from the airport. It is a little south of the city itself, which can make things a little inconvenient if you don't have transportation, as we found out. It's about a 20-30 minute walk to...
illa Says: After we visited the national museum up there in the hill, we came down with the guide to the next visiting spot. Then we had to cross a stream by a covered bridge. This bridge was not in our visiting list, however, we found it amazing as it's beautifully designed, nicely...
This is the look of the beautiful bridge
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illa Says: crossing the bridge
illa Says: You may call it a street, you may call it a town, however, it is all of the 2nd largest city in Bhutan. 40 minutes are quite enough to stroll down this street, as there are not a lot to discover about the commodities sold there. A lot of them are imported from the neighbour...
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Paro, the Second Largest City in Bhutan
Paro is a very important city, and it has richer history compared to the new capital Thimphu. You'll likely arrive by Druk-Air at Paro, the only airport in Bhutan. You'd be overwhelmed by the...
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Paro is the second big city of Bhutan. The only airport of the country is here. So this is the entrance and the first city to see. City is located by the Paro Chu (Paro River).
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With only the rarest of exception, a traveler's first contact with the country of Bhutan, as it contains the only operating airport within the country limits. However, while it is not the final...
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