Bhutan Diaries: Dholi taro bol "Paro"

LIGHTS! CAMERA! PARO!

Once done with exploring the chelela we are back to ground zero and the next stop was paro. Paro was very much conflicting to thimphu. It had a more traditional feel to it as it is older than thimphu.But it still had its own charm.

The Paro Airport, One of most beautiful airports we have seen

PARO MUSEUM

First stop , the famous Paro museum which closes at 11AM on saturdays. The museum is located beautifully but is also prone to thunders as the original museum was damaged after being hit by a thunder in the year 2013. The museum is now shifted in the newly constructed building adjacent to the old one. 

Entry to the museum

The Paro museum shows you the history and present of Bhutan like any other national museum in the world. The most interesting part of it was the display of various birds of Bhutan and the history was also captivating enough.

WoW!!



The actual damanged museum

 



Overlooking Paro from the museum

No we are not going further without feeding our tummy as the driver stopped by a decent yet empty hotel in Paro town for some yummy Bhutanese food. 

Thupka- A local dish

KYICHU LKHANG

Next on the list was Kyichu lhakhang. Believed to be the oldest temple in Bhutan The temple is popularly believed to have been built in 659 by King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet, to pin down the left foot of a giant ogress who was thwarting the establishment of Buddhism into Tibet. Additional buildings and a golden roof were constructed in 1839 by the penelop of Paro and the 25th Je Khenpo.

A Mural

A very small yet historical place

The encrypted wheels

Sometimes the least noticed things are beautiful

The temple is extremely sacred for the Buddhist and it does tell you a story of Bhutan history and old architecture as we see a lots of prayer wheels encrypted on the walls of the temple.


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