Bhutan Visa required minimum spend 200USD/ngay and to the travel company, few people plan trips Bhutan if two conditions are not enough: well-off and love "movement."
The prescribed amount visitors spend at least in the kingdom comes with visa application procedures showed a high awareness of the monarch and his people about the beauty of cultural heritage and belong to their natural .
Author Edouard
The world is not much the little distant lands can only haunt someone through casual portraits. Bhutan is the mysterious one of them. The nice man stepped out radiant as Hollywood studios, skirt, high socks and masculine elegance, while the woman looked vaguely have similarities, a naive definition, purity.
I was obsessed, as I know: the earth does that person. The eye is clear of the priests as not in the earth. The natural smile as the crow flies, such as flowers bloom. These adorable kids, than almost the holding cotton balls rolling hills, the mountains. I recited the name of Bhutan several times before arriving.
THE "HAPPINESS INDEX"
Our journey lasted a week, mostly traveling the Midwest, where the focus of major cities on the administrative, cultural and economic realm. Starting from Paro via Timphu, and ends at Wangdue Phrodrang Gantey. But do not think that Bhutan can come from anywhere, on any airline any favorites. Forget about accumulated miles or points, by Bhutan is not "licensed" for any airline out in this country. Only the modern Airbus 319 Druk Air (the trade name of the national airline Royal Bhutan Airlines) will be the exclusive carrier of the guests want to explore the beauty and cultural heritage and natural about them.
From Saigon, I chose Bangkok to begin the journey. My flight to Paro airport takes about 3 hours. Experience the best in flight to Paro is one of us will fly to the 10 highest peaks in the world. When the elevation plane preparing to land, I felt like an airplane wing can touch the tree as high as two peaks throughout the range seen from plane window. Within minutes, an open runway straight ahead, running along the river between two mountains, forming a narrow and beautiful valley in the movie myth or science fiction.
Paro is the second largest city of Bhutan with 36 thousand inhabitants, where the only airport in the kingdom. The city has a pleasant beauty and intimacy, known for a graceful traditional markets where fruit and vegetables mixed tropical, temperate and tropical welding, where there is an ancient fortress where the local language called the dzong. The dzong was built in a valley in the 14th century the purpose of guarding and protecting each territory. Today, most of the dzong was used as government offices and Buddhist temples.
To understand human Bhutan and easy access to popular culture appears intact wild, the first is familiar with the term "total national happiness," GNH (gross national happiness). This term was coined in 1972 by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who advocated modernization of Bhutan after the collapse of his father, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk. He used this phrase to his commitment to responsibility in building an economy for Bhutan's unique culture based on Buddhist spiritual values. This concept is only about the health situation of the country, replaces only the GNP (Gross National Product-Total national output).
GNH is measured on four criteria: the natural environment, cultural environment, the social institutions of the health and life expectancy. Bhutan government has devised a complex map of the state of peace happiness (well-being)-style Buddhism. In the four pillars (Economics - Culture - Environment - friendly government) is spreading steadily in nine areas (usually the heart, peace, ecology, health, cultural and living standards of quality time use, community and nuances friendly government).
Land of the fortress, Pagoda and monastery
I moved from Paro to Thimphu - the capital of the kingdom, are fit entirely in a romantic valley. Traffic and residents crowded, busy street than Paro but did not have traffic lights, only the police traffic control very flexible rhythm. I began to busy traveling to different regions of the mysterious country. Transportation is two for SUVs.The next point is the Bumthang district in central Bhutan countryside, famous for cheese, festivals and cuisine very own. You will discover the 500 meters in the longest line at the town of Bhutan Bumthang, Jakar, located in the valley Chokhor. I spend the night in a hotel on top of a mountain. I used to spend the night at many hotels there are many different terrain in many lands, but not where panoramic views and natural magnificent spacious as here. The dinner was wonderful with the food of the local characteristics of rice, potatoes, vegetables and cheese ...
Where there are also temples and monasteries, but most impressive is the ancient temple Tamshing Goemba. Across a courtyard is in the temple was built in 1501. In the lobby there are three incarnations throne for three (body, mind, and speech). A conservation area is preserved in the statue of Guru Rinpoche (is said to have left many "treasures" mysterious, sacred texts will be revealed at a time when people are willing to understand ) are among the statues of Shakyamuni - the historical Buddha, and Jampa - the future Buddha. I walk around the protected area for hours, contemplating the ancient frescoes on the walls. Bhutan who perform ritual walk around the temple to pray as a way of meditation. However, I still want to oldest temple in Bhutan - Jampey Lhakhang was built in 659. Church where the statue is Jampa, the Buddha of the future with three sitting on stone steps.
From Gantey back to Paro, I was fortunate to see the bull of Tibet and the fall colors from high Pele La Pass (3420 m). Back in Trongsa road, we stopped in ta-dzong the clock tower was restored as a museum. It's the best museum in Bhutan. Traces the history of Bhutan through religious art found in the dzong, the original shall be kept in this museum ...
One of the last day to stay in this country, I came Pobjilkha Valley, beautiful green valley, about 4km wide and very long. The bottom of the valley is formed from swamps and where long grazing. Distance is immense Himalayan blue, surrounded by forests, hemlock and fir.
The Airbus 319 flight from Paro, but I still thought I was halfway up a sleepwalking attacks. My soul still linger in the blue ridge halfway between heaven, the serious and intensive monastic holy souls simple in real life. In a second, I thought that Bhutan is a place of pilgrimage for anyone, regardless of religion; where people live and direct their hearts to peace, pure and holy.
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