The untold story of Bhutan
The untold story of Bhutan
Bhutan has become the first carbon-free country in the world. That country must be as beautiful as a picture postcard. Nature is ungrateful here. The building is also rhythmic here. From home to the post office, from the petrol pump to the cheap toilet — everyone has the same design! Most of the hotels, restaurants, and shops here are run by women workers. Bhutanese girls are as beautiful as they are independent. Bhutanese are friendly and humble. Everyone wears the national dress. Nature here will fascinate you. But in it, you can have golden paddy fields, flowing rivers, orchids of different colors, birds, butterflies, blue skies, unique small houses! Although not a capital, Paro is important to Bhutan. The only airport in Bhutan that is here. This small airport surrounded by mountains is called The Most Difficult Commercial Airport of the World!
The time was the end of October. The first destination to cross the border into India in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. After that Punakha. You can from Punakha. Arriving at Paro in the morning, we visited the museum, Jung (Buddhist cave and government office), and the Buddhist monastery. The menu at Bhutan breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Bhutan was local food like bath up (spit made with hand made noodles), Emma dashi (cheese and lentil stew), momo, etc. Not so in Paro. The whole of Paro was spent on the second day to visit the Taksang or Tiger Nest Monastery, a Buddhist monastery hanging on a hill 10 km from North Paro. According to locals, this is one of the holiest and most sacred monasteries in Bhutan. Many people come from abroad just to go to Taksang.
It is said that many years ago, a Buddhist monk Padmasambhava rode a tiger and flew straight from Tibet to this mountain. After asceticism in a cave in the mountains for three long months, Padmasambhava returned to Tibet after defeating the Bhutanese demons. Go through Bhutan to Buddhism. Taksang in Tibetan means tiger's cave or tiger's nest. Like Tibet, Bhutanese worship Tantric Buddhism. Not only religion but also clothing, food, culture, the touch of Tibet in Bhutan is clear. In 1692, Tenzing Rabge built the Taksang Buddhist Monastery in that cave. The Bhutanese believe that Tenzing was the birthplace of Padmasambhava.
About twelve kilometers of the path to the monastery on the foot of the mountain has been made on human feet! Quite a steep, rugged, narrow road. The shaft on one side. There are some turns on the way that have not been seen before! There are also arrangements for horseback riding. The government of the country is so aware of nature, that hundreds of tourists come every day to see the monastery, why there is no proper road? A local guide answered the question, "How can there be virtue without suffering?"
The green nature around reduces the problem of crossing the ups and downs. Prayer flags of various colors in unison with the red, yellow, and green leaves of the unnamed tree. Tiger Nest Cafeteria about two and a half kilometers before reaching the destination. Fatigue vanishes as you sit on the terrace of Kaf at 9,000 feet and sip Darjeeling tea. Almost everyone comes here to sip a cup of hot coffee before reaching their destination. From here you'll get the entire view of the monastery. So maybe the sound of the shutter doesn't want to prevent. Sometimes clouds come down and partially cover the monastery. Rest and begin walking again. the space from the cafe to the monastery isn't much. But this is often the very best ascent. Before starting the journey, you've got to shop for a ticket to enter the monastery from the counter below. it's forbidden to require pictures inside the monastery. you've got to enter with bags, cameras, mobile phones. Buddhist statues inside, mesmerizing paintings. The lamp is burning. I liked the atmosphere of the monastery. nobody is talking loudly here. Peace on everyone's face. Going inside, it seemed that tough work was worthwhile. On the way back, you'll have lunch at the cafe. Lunch also will include delicious local food. you want to buy a stick before you begin walking the trail for Taksang. Ni-cap if you've got knee problems. there's more pressure on the knees than when getting up. Remember, you've got to return down before the sunsets.
Before coming to Paro, I went from Punakha to Phobjikha valley. From mid-October, a team of black nacked cranes came from Tibet to Fobzikha. After spending three or four months, he returned to his homeland. They will stay for a few months. But the Bhutanese government has made royal arrangements for them. In 1999, the RSPN (Royal Society for the Protection of Adventures) set up an office in Fobzikha to protect the migratory storks. The annual Black Nacked Crane Festival takes place in November in the attic of the ancient Buddhist monastery in the village of Gangteng, next to Phobjikhar. As soon as the storks started coming, the crowd of tourists also increased in the two villages. There are a couple of homestays. From October to February, people are not allowed to enter the vast pastures for storks. Dogs and domestic animals are controlled. Punishment is inevitable if you disobey the law! The RSPN office is also far from the storks' pastures. The flight of storks can be seen through binoculars in the glass window of the office.
Seeing the nature and people of Bhutan, it seems that this is not just a tourist spot. This country teaches, not to be a part of nature - to live as nature.
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