{"id":8417,"date":"2019-06-15T05:16:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T05:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/?p=8417"},"modified":"2019-12-03T13:20:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T13:20:04","slug":"a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/","title":{"rendered":"A Visual Treat: The Dragon Kingdom: Bhutan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bhutan, is a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas\u2019 eastern edge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?fit=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?fit=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9555\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC0.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is known for its magnificent monasteries, dzongs and landscapes that range from subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys. The Bhutanese name for Bhutan, Druk Yul, means &#8220;Land of the Thunder Dragon\u201d. Bhutan is the happiest country in Asia and the citizens are very content due to the landlocked Himalayan kingdom\u2019s beautiful mountain scenery, isolated culture and strong sense of national identity.<\/p>\n<p>Most travellers spend an average of 4 days in Bhutan and that is enough to only see the tourist attractions, but if you want to explore deeper into the trip the below mentioned list is of the must-see sites, and best areas to make your trip a memorable one.<\/p>\n<p>We i.e. my husband Uday B. Kugaji and me thought that we did go to the mesmerizing Bhutan to seek the divine blessing of Lord Buddha.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Incredible things to do in The Dragon Kingdom \u201cBhutan\u201d.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thimpu:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the Paro Airport we travelled to Thimphu which is the Capital of Bhutan.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9556\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In downtown Thimphu, the streets were a little more hectic than in the serene Paro. The air was fresh, pollution free and the atmosphere was pleasant and hospitable.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC1-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC4-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the Local Market in Thimphu we saw the antiques being sold, they were all so impressive ranging from various bronze idols of Lord Buddha to various Gods, beautiful masks and jewellry. We purchased a lot of them for our home, as we would carry them along with the cherished memories of this country.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic5-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC5-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9561\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic6-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9561\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC6-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic7-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9562\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC7-2.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We stopped to see the world\u2019s largest\u00a0Lord Buddha statue that is the <strong>Great Buddha Dordenma<\/strong>. The statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues, each of which, like the Great Buddha Dordenma itself, are made of bronze and gilded in gold.<\/p>\n<p>At 51.5 meters high, the towering bronze-and-gold Buddha Dordenma statue sits on a southern hill above Thimphu.<\/p>\n<p>The statue of Lord Buddha looks spellbinding in the morning light, or at night when it is illuminated.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic8-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC8-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the giant bronze and gold structure, we had\u00a0a great view of\u00a0the King\u2019s offices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dechen Phrodrang was the original dzong of the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dzong&#8217;s were once fortresses in the Himalayan mountains of Tibet and Bhutan. They were then turned into administrative buildings ,houses and \u00a0the administrative centers of Bhutan. Dechen Phrodrang Monastery was at one point, the administrative center of the country, but today it is a monastic school.<\/p>\n<p>During our tour, we learned that many of the poor attend monasteries for studies as their food, education, and clothing costs are covered. Many boys stay in the system and become teachers in future.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9564\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic9-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC9-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC9-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC9-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC9-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC9-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC9-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC9-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The boys are friendly and I enjoyed clicking photographs with them.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic10-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC10-2.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We saw the dried yak cheese hung on string for sale on road to <strong>Dochu La pass.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Bhutanese man was selling the dried yak cheese. We tried both cheese and I must say I simply loved it. You must try this cheese.<\/p>\n<p>This hard variety of cheese made from Yak\u2019s milk is called Chhurpi. It can be brown or white in colour. The white ones are sweet in taste and the brown ones are mostly bland. My personal favourite is the brown variety of cheese, It has a smoky flavour due to the method of its preparation.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic11-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC11-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC11-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC11-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC11-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC11-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC11-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC11-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC14-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic15-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC15-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Bhutanese love smoked sausages and smoked fatty pork too.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9571\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic16-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9571\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=953%2C715&amp;ssl=1 953w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=483%2C362&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?resize=263%2C197&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC16-1.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic17-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9572\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=953%2C715&amp;ssl=1 953w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=483%2C362&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?resize=263%2C197&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17-1.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic18-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9573\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=953%2C715&amp;ssl=1 953w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=483%2C362&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?resize=263%2C197&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC18-1.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gateway to heaven The Dochula Pass at Bhutan<\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong>High on the top of a mountain pass on the road from Thimphu to Punakha, overlooking the abode of snow The Himalayas\u201d, is a concentration of 108 chortens (stupas)\u00a0built\u00a0in memory of Bhutanese soldiers killed in the war of the year 2003\u00a0against revolutionaries from India. The Queen Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, commissioned the monument after King\u00a0Jigme Singye Wangchuck was victorious in the struggle to extricate\u00a0the rebels who were using Bhutan as a base to raid India.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic19-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9574\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC19-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic20-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC20\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC20-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Punakha<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Punakha Dzong is also known as Pungtang Dewa Chhenbi Phodrang.<\/p>\n<p>The most beautiful and awe-inspiring dzong in the country, especially in spring when the lilac-colored jacaranda trees bring a lush sensuality to the dzong. The woodworks seen here are of the highest standards.<\/p>\n<p>Situated at the confluence of the Mo (Mother) and Pho (Father) rivers, the large fortress with its temples, courtyards, hall and towers overlooks the town and provides admirable views stands as the symbol for a unified Bhutan. All of Bhutan&#8217;s kings have been crowned here. The dzong is still the winter residence of the\u00a0\u201c<em>Dratshang\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(The official monk body).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic21-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC21\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC21-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic22-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC22\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC22-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the entrance of Punakha Dzong I saw a Layap nomadic tribal woman in distinctive conical hat at Punakha Dzong (temple) in Bhutan.<br \/>\nThe villages of Laya and Lunana in the Bhutanese Himalayas are some of the highest and most remote human settlements on earth. The people who live there, the Layaps and the Lunaps, are semi-nomadic yak herders who spend time between the villages and the high altitude yak herding camps. The villages and yak camps cling to the sides of massive river valleys and reach altitudes of 6,000m where resources are few for survival. In Lunana the people have no contact with the outside world for seven months of the year, isolated by a combination of harsh winter weather and traitorous High Mountain passes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inside\u00a0the Punakha Dzong\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic23-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC23-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic24-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC24-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Prayer Wheel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic25-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9580\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC25-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic26-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9581\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC26-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9582\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic27-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC27\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?resize=536%2C715&amp;ssl=1 536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?resize=360%2C480&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?resize=197%2C263&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC27-1.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic28-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC28\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC28-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monk at the Punakha Dzong.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9584\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic29-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC29\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC29-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic30-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC30\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC30-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic31-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC31\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC31-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Fertility Temple<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chimi Lhakhang, known to the English speaking world as The Fertility Temple, is a Buddhist monastery, in the Punakha District of Bhutan, idyllically placed on hill.<\/p>\n<p>Walking to the fertility temple is the highlight of this trip. The village is lined with shops selling\u00a0symbols covered with paintings and art of giant penises.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9587\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic32-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC32\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9587\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC32-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic33-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC33\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9588\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC33-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tiny village of Sopsokha\u00a0\u00a0in the Punahka region of Bhutan is not for the easily shocked. Nearly every building is decorated with a giant phallus.<\/p>\n<p>Once you leave the village, the walk through the valley towards the temple is about 15 minutes. The temple itself was surprising because once we arrived there, we saw no phallic symbols of the sort.<\/p>\n<p>The Temple of The Divine Madman is a pilgrimage site for childless couples who are blessed in the temple in the hope of becoming fertile.<\/p>\n<p>The temple was built in\u00a01499 by the Divine Madman. The monastery dedicated to Drukpa Kunley, Bhutan\u2019s favourite saint and a man who referred to his penis as the \u2018divine thunderbolt\u2019, they are everywhere.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paro<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic34-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC34\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC34-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the way to the Tiger\u2019s nest\u2026.. We saw small reliquaries or \u201cTsa-Tsas\u201d containing the ashes of the dead on the ledges in the Purlieu of Tigers\u2019s Nest.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic35-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC35\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9590\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC35-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will find thousands and thousands of prayer flags on the way to the Tiger\u2019s Nest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic36-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC36\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9591\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=150%2C225&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=477%2C715&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=337%2C506&amp;ssl=1 337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=533%2C800&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?resize=175%2C263&amp;ssl=1 175w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC36-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/15\/a-visual-treat-the-dragon-kingdom-bhutan\/pic37-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIC37\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9592\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=1073%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1073w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=483%2C322&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?resize=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC37-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paro Taktsang Monastery (also known as Tiger\u2019s Nest)<\/strong> clings to cliffs above the forested Paro Valley. It is a small monastery hung far up on a cliff overlooking an enormous valley and stands above a beautiful and dense forest of blue pine and rhododendrons. The monastery is located 10 km. (6.2\u00a0mi) to the north of Paro and hangs on a precarious cliff at 3,120 metres (10,240\u00a0ft.), about 900 metres (3,000\u00a0ft.) above the Paro Valley, on the right side of the Paro Chu (\u2018chu\u2019 Bhutanese means \u201criver or water\u201d .Tiger\u2019s Nest Monastery was blessed and sanctified as one of Bhutan\u2019s most sacred religious sites. <em>\u00a0<\/em>It is also one of thirteen small monasteries or \u201ctiger\u2019s lairs\u201d where the Guru Rinpoche or \u201cPrecious Master\u201d also known as the \u201cSecond Buddha\u201d of Bhutan is said to have meditated. We started the trek, were so full of energy to see it and once we reached there I was awe-struck by its beauty. For those who live at sea level they can face difficulties to breathe comfortably while exercising vigorously at 10,000 feet, so a relaxed pace with plenty of rest and small breaks , a little sitting and then walking, will definitely help making this walk and trek a memorable one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bhutan, is a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas\u2019 eastern edge.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[161,163,162,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article-2","category-bhutan","category-journey","category-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PIC17.jpg?fit=3456%2C5184&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9arbY-2bL","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8417"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9595,"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8417\/revisions\/9595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}