Amankora Bumthang
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The Land of the Thunder Dragon
... walk 100 - yes 100 - times per day. Looking at their faces, they seemed ancient, but yet their spirit kept their bodies moving. We then climbed up to get to a fountain which apparently dispensed curative holy water. For a country so small with such a small population, the miracle machine is indeed hard at work. As we approached the faucet, we witnessed others bathing (soap and all) in this water and filling up numerous multi-gallon buckets to sell ...
Friday, Bumthang to Gangtey
... that fall under the pillars (I'll spare you the 75 indicators): Good governance (again); Psychological well-being; Health; Cultural diversity and resilience; Community vitality; Standard of living; Time use; Ecological diversity and resilience; Education I find it interesting the range of areas included, particularly cultural diversity and time use. A quick recap of the day's activities. We left the central section of Bhutan and crossed into west Bhutan. ...
Tuesday, Mongar to Bumthang
... another mountainous country, but one that has experienced significant environmental degradation. Tashi talked about how the culture, the essence of Bhutan, revolved around the natural environment, and if that was destroyed, the culture would be lost. So the government has passed laws decreeing that 65%25 of the forest is to be preserved for all time and that 10 trees are to be replanted for each one removed. Preserving the environment is one of the four pillars of national ...
Bhutan: Land of the Dragon
... a day to subdue the demoness. Outside the Lhakhang tents are put up where you can buy all kinds of things, you can have something to eat or drink or you can play gambling games like throwing darts. On the opening night besides the dances the main event is the fire ritual. The courtyard is packed with people and between the dances on a field outside the Lhakhang they set a big archway with huge trees alight and you are supposed to walk through the burning arch to clean your ...
We start our exploration of Bhutan
... we arrive quite quickly outside the Dragon Root Hotel (no explanation required). We cannot book in straight away, so do a walk of the town, straight up the main street. Take photo of policeman on a protective pedestal directing traffic (this is a substitute for traffic lights -there are none in Bhutan). We pass a very large traditional building, probably government, with the traditional wood shingle roof, held down with the traditional rows of boulders, find ...
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