Showing posts with label Places to Visit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Places to Visit. Show all posts

Places to Visit

Thimphu
The capital of Bhutan.The Fortress Tashicho is in Thimphu. The annual Thimphu Festival is held in its courtyard as shown in the picture. In Thimphu you can see SAARC Secretariat, National Assembly.The Handicrafts Emporium which is government owned enterprise displaying Bhutanese textiles and souvenirs. The Memorable Chorten which is dedicated to the late king, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
Monuments to visit in Thimphu
Changangkha Monastery,National Memorial Chorten,Dupthop Lhakhang,Cheri Monastery,Tashichho Dzong ,Tango Monastery,Pangri Zampa,Simtokha Dzong.
Institutions to Visit in Thimphu
Painting School,National Library,Traditional Medicine Institute- where Bhutanese medicines are mades,
Folk Heritage Museum,National Textile Museum:
Places to visit in Thimphu
Sangay gang view point & Mini Zoo

Paro

Paro is Bhutan’s only airport. People in Paro are mainly farmers, working terraced fields against the backdrop of the imposing Rimpung Dzong. National Museum is in Paro wherein is preserved much of the rich history of Kingdom of Bhutan. Taktsang Monastery(Tigers Nest) built on a sheer rock face. Legend says Guru Rimpoche flew here on the back of a tigress. At the far end of the valley stand the ruins of the Drukgyal Fortress.
Monuments to visit in Paro
Ta Dzong,Rimpung Dzong,Drukgyal Dzong,Kichu Lhakhang,Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) monastery