Tango & Cheri

They are another two monasteries in Thimphu worth visiting and can be done in half a day with about 60 to 90 minutes of hiking to get there. It's quiet and peaceful with great views of the surrounding area once you reach the top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A novice monk @ Cheri Monastery

 

 

Taktsang Monastary , Tiger's Nest

This is one of the must do when in Bhutan, visit the sacred Taktsang Monastery in Paro. My friend Wangpo accompanied me on the three hour hike up to the monastery and although we did not have the necessary papers, Wangpo spoked to the guard and managed to get us into the monastery including visiting the many sacred chambers. No photos allowed inside unfortunately. The other photos were taken with an early model nokia handphone as my oly ni-cad batteries died.
The hike was a steep three hour climb culminating with an exciting end stretch of about a thousand steps on narrow footpath at times near the cliff's edge.  With it's mountainous terrain many monastaries in Bhutan are build on top of mountain or on it's sides but this one was very high up and a real exciting challenge to visit. You will definitely feel a great sense of achievement when you finally reach the top.

Thimphu Dzong and government buildings

Thimphu Dzong

 

 

 

Bhutan National Bank and Post Office

 

 

 

 

Shaky feet and wobbly bridges..

Large rapid flowing rivers are common in Bhutan. Crossing them can be quite a challenge if you are afraid of heights or wobbly wire bridges.

Do you have any pen ?

We met two very intelligent school girls near the entrance to Paro Dzong. They were very eloquent and spoke good english. They asked if we had any pen to give them. Unfortunately we were not carrying any extras but were happy to let them have the ones we were carrying.