Today we travel from Nepal to Bhutan. But before we go, Nepal has one more gift to give us! It is an early morning mountain flight to see Everest. This flight circles Everest so that everyone has a chance to see it but amazingly enough we are then invited into the cockpit to take pictures of Everest. It is impressive even with the cloud top hat that it was wearing.
After this flight we transferred to the international airport to fly to Paro, Bhutan. Paro has the only international airport in this country and I must say that it is one of the most beautiful airports I have ever seen. Can you imagine that until 1983 there were no airports and the only way to get to Bhutan was to travel by road from India. I am glad that we didn't have to do this.
Immediately everyone I am travelling with fell in love with Paro and Bhutan. This country has only 700,000 inhabitants. It is calm, quiet and beautiful! All buildings must keep the traditional style so everything is beautiful. The city is charming and clean and it is true that the gross national product of Bhutan is happiness.
After we visited the city we toured Paro Dzong. Dzong means fort but now this is shared with the Buddhist monks. It is beautiful from the paintings to the carving on the structure.
This Dzong had a wonderful vibe and the monks were chanting their comforting mantra which was amazing to hear as we explored.
Once the visit was completed we were headed to the hotel but on the way we saw an archery contest and were able to visit up close and personal. Archery is the national sport of Bhutan. We got to see the archers as well as the dancers celebrating the match.
After this flight we transferred to the international airport to fly to Paro, Bhutan. Paro has the only international airport in this country and I must say that it is one of the most beautiful airports I have ever seen. Can you imagine that until 1983 there were no airports and the only way to get to Bhutan was to travel by road from India. I am glad that we didn't have to do this.
Immediately everyone I am travelling with fell in love with Paro and Bhutan. This country has only 700,000 inhabitants. It is calm, quiet and beautiful! All buildings must keep the traditional style so everything is beautiful. The city is charming and clean and it is true that the gross national product of Bhutan is happiness.After we visited the city we toured Paro Dzong. Dzong means fort but now this is shared with the Buddhist monks. It is beautiful from the paintings to the carving on the structure.
This Dzong had a wonderful vibe and the monks were chanting their comforting mantra which was amazing to hear as we explored.
Once the visit was completed we were headed to the hotel but on the way we saw an archery contest and were able to visit up close and personal. Archery is the national sport of Bhutan. We got to see the archers as well as the dancers celebrating the match.
Every colorful flag that the archers wear symbolizes an arrow in the target!
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