June 5th Today we plan to go to the Tiger’s Nest. We got up so early and depart at 6 am. We rode a mule to make us much easier to hike the rest of mountain. It was an impressive experience for me. Then it was a little hard. As we hiking higher, the air become much thinner.  We have to take a lot of rest on the way to Tiger’s Nest. We had lunch on the way back. It was much … [Read more...] about June-5th

June 4th Today we ate dinner together and went to a temple called Punakha Dzong which was so beautiful. We walk over a bridge. We took a lot of pictures there. The natural scenery was so attractive. After a while we walk into the temple. Karma told us they were praying inside the temple. So we could not get into the temple. We took lots of pictures outside the temple. It’s … [Read more...] about June -4th

Finally we had a morning to sleep in! However, from going to bed early, I woke up around 6:30 AM. I went to breakfast and prepared my luggage. We met as a group about 11:30 in order to go shopping before our flight from Paro International Airport to Bangkok, Thailand. It was a relaxing day before departing to home, from Bangkok to Doha, Doha to Chicago, and Chicago to … [Read more...] about Bhutan -> Bangkok: June 6

 We had a very early morning to start our hike to Tiger’s Nest. We ate a sack breakfast prepared by the hotel and started our short drive to the famous monastery. We drove up to the main base camp where some people rented walking sticks, and the group decided it would be best to rent horses and mules which carried us to the halfway point. The staff helped us get on our horses … [Read more...] about Paro Taktsang, Tiger’s Nest, Bhutan: June 5

The day started with breakfast before loading the bus and stopping in at Punakha Dzong. It is an ancient fortress, more than 400 years old. It is now a temple for the Buddhist people. While we were visiting, it was prayer time for the monks, lasting from 10am to 2pm. Therefore, we did not get to see the inside of the fortress, but the courtroom was spectacular. Bhutanese … [Read more...] about Traveling back to Paro, Bhutan: June 4