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A view of sunset in Bhutan

Dance of death: A dance form in The Land of the Dragon
milk, for us. Ya... different from what A number of sights and monuments seemed to have jailed our hearts in them, rather than describing more, the
all say, it tasted ‘so-so’ for me. I found in Paro enthralled us. The pastoral beau- Paro. landscape and beauty of Bhutan.
a peculiar smell in it, the reason for me ty of Paro valley, magnificent view of All the places on earth have some You can know a lot about a person
not enjoying it much. You know what? Mount Jhomolhari, the incredible mon- good things to their credit--be it their just by the type of music he listens to.
Bhutan is the only country in the world astery of Taktsang, which clings to a monuments, lakes or mountains, sunset The Bhutanese by nature are a peaceful,
to have banned the sale of tobacco. And sheer rock cliff, the ruins of Drukgyel or sunrise, something or the other. But calm and placid lot and belie the mar-
it has been implemented, unlike few Dzong—fortress of the victorious Dru- what makes a place unique is its people. tial traits that come naturally to them.
other countries, where despite the ban pas and the National Museum, housed Similarly, Bhutan becomes so special for This reflects in their traditional genres,
imposed, one generally finds it every- in an ancient watchtower……all these its people. So, let me speak more about including Zhungdra and Boedra. Rig-
where. This we learnt when one of my
colleagues asked the hotel boy to bring a
packet of cigarettes for him. Tobacco in
any form is just not sold there.
Our destination the next morning
was the only airport in Bhutan, Paro,
which is at a height of 7,382 feet. The
place is simply ‘wow.’ Paro is the most
attractive of Bhutan’s valleys, with the
air exuding a sense of profound peace
and tranquility. Let’s go a little back to
history at this point. It was here, in Paro,
that Padma Sambhava, better known as
Guru Rimpoche, had come from India in
the 8th century with the message of Lord
Buddha.

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