A memorable visit to Druk Yul, Bhutan
In the journey of life, we do get many friends in different phases of time. Amongst all, friendship with old school mates stands tall….
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Beautiful Bhutan – My top picks for Paro
Some believe the tigress was the then queen while others believe she was an angel who ascended from heaven to assist the guru. Subsequently he meditated here in a cave which is cherished by the pilgrims and is open only once in a year!
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Beautiful Bhutan – Must see places in Thimpu and Punakha
Enroute one can also take a view of the entire Thimpu city, with the legislative buildings surrounding the humble palace of the current king His Highness Chhoetse Penlop Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck. Awestruck by the immense gold color Buddha statue from almost entire Thimpu we drove to the Buddha Dordenma.
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Leaving Thimphu, on to Paro, Bhutan
Paro is the most gorgeous city in the whole of Bhutan; and far more beautiful than Thimphu (wondering why the king does not stay here). It has the only International Airport in the country, and situated on the bank on Paro River, surrounded by hills. Before reaching to Paro city, we met Paro River on the way and fell in love with it. We immediately stopped the car, got down and went inside a downstream.
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To Thimphu, Bhutan by Road from India
The international Boarder between India and Bhutan is shared by Jaigaon in India and Phuntsholing in Bhutan.
There is free access between these two places, however you are required to get permit to move beyond Phuntsholing. After an hour of journey, the view besides the road began to change and after crossing large fields, tea estates appeared. Total journey was about five hours and before we realized we reached Bhutan. It was a big gate, painted with colorful dragons and guarded by soldiers from Indian BSF and Royal Bhutan Army.
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Getaway to Phuentsholing, Bhutan and Jaldapara National Park (WB)
During last week of Octoeber 2015, my work took me to Phuentsholing, Bhutan. Being a Ghumakkar, I worked out the possibility of making a fine balance between profession and passion.
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Bhutan : The Land of Thunder Dragon!
Perched on a cliff-top, Bhutan’s Taktshang monastery, also known as the Tiger’s Nest, is one of the most breathtaking temples in the world. The Buddhist place of worship is built on a rock around 3,000m (10,000ft) above sea level and stands above a beautiful forest of blue pine and rhododendrons. The main temple complex was built in 1692 and is considered to be one of the holiest for the Bhutanese people. There are no proper roads and visitors have to trek for hours to reach the temple. Legend has it that Guru Rinpoche flew to this site on a tigress’ back to subdue a local demon. Thereafter, he meditated here for three months. It is blessed and sanctified as one of Bhutan’s most sacred religious sites.
Apart from monastry, we visited old fort of Paro and museum and then started for next destination, i.e. Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan Royal Kingdom and power centre of the country (around 50 K.m. away from Paro) taking with us wonderful memories of beautiful Paro. Again following the same pattern, we reached Thimphu in the evening and stayed in hotel to get ourselves recharged for next day’s tryst with the capital city.