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The Land of the Thunder Dragon
... of cigarettes. Importation of tobacco products is strictly limited by quantity and for personal consumption only.
We had an amazing time in Bhutan and got see a several regions:
Paro
We arrived in Paro on a very early fight from Bangkok. Walking off the plane, our first experience was the cool crisp air, bright sun, and crystal blue sky. The next major experience was seeing all the people in their traditional clothes (by law, ...
A Hiker's Quest for the Tiger's Nest
... ruft! Heute wanderten wir den steilen Pfad hoch zum beruehmten Aushaengeschild von Bhutan, Takstang Dzong. Besser bekannt als "Tiger's Nest". Das alte Kloster sitzt spektakulaer auf einem Felsvorsprung an einer Bergwand. Allerdings kommt man ohne Beinarbeit nicht an die gewuenschten Postkartenmotive ;) Aber Kesang und ich schafften den Trek in 2 Std 15 Min anstatt der ausgeschriebenen 2 Std 45 Min. Eine ziemliche Anstrengung, ...
The Magic of a Bhutanese Monastery.
... day, reading and chanting scripts, meditating and learning the ways of the elightened one.
After our first monastery visit to Cheri Monastery near Thimphu, we had a good sense of what a Bhutanese monastery was all about. We then visited the Gangtey monastery, which was a stuningly decorative monastery. As it was a quiet monastery with few residing monks, we just walked around the grounds. We were able to take in the sheer artistic detail in the ...
COUNTDOWN IS ON
... plus a wide variety of tourists from many corners of the globe. In the stands I was interacting with the young children around me, with fellow travelers and with a few Bhutanese adults with betel stained red teeth. This took up the entire morning. In the afternoon, after my usual over-eating at another delicious Bhutanese buffet at lunch, we visited another historic temple(I am all-templed ...
Bhutan: Land of the Dragon
... types along the road, at mountain passes or in villages. Apart from the Dzong and Lhakangs we also visited a school where they study one of the thirteen traditional arts or crafts. The next day before we headed off to Wangdi we witnessed the number one sport of Bhutan: Archery. On the major archery ground of Thimpu they were practicing for a tournament. Here they were doing the modern version with fancy expensive looking bows. Even a member of the royal family was ...
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