This dzong was strategically placed with a great view of the path from Tibet. It burned in the 1950s because of a butter lamp fire.
The view north to Tibet:
The view south. So many paddy fields:
Later Matt and I went for a walk to a local temple. We passed this chorten, and you can see here the electricity pole in the paddy water. It's raining most of the day now, and we were caught in a very short, very monstrous downpour on our drive out of Paro. We could barely see in front of us, trees bent sharply, and I nervously watched the stream beside the road swell very quickly. Luckily, these only last a few minutes, and then you are out of it.
This chorten supposedly used to be the marker of the border between Bhutan and Tibet. It's at least 40 km (and several mountain passes) from the border now.
The view north to Tibet:
The view south. So many paddy fields:
Later Matt and I went for a walk to a local temple. We passed this chorten, and you can see here the electricity pole in the paddy water. It's raining most of the day now, and we were caught in a very short, very monstrous downpour on our drive out of Paro. We could barely see in front of us, trees bent sharply, and I nervously watched the stream beside the road swell very quickly. Luckily, these only last a few minutes, and then you are out of it.
This chorten supposedly used to be the marker of the border between Bhutan and Tibet. It's at least 40 km (and several mountain passes) from the border now.
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