About Bhutan
Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas known for its monasteries, fortresses (or dzongs) and dramatic landscapes also referred to as the land of dragon bordering the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, it’s also bordered by Nepal and Bangladesh.
The country controls several key Himalayan mountain passes. Bhutan occupies a neighbourhood of 38,394 km² making it somewhat smaller than Switzerland or about half the dimensions of the US state of Indiana. Bhutan’s landscape is usually mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna. Bhutan is rated the happiest place within the world
Bhutan is non-commercial and un-spoilt. They practise Buddhism and love their king, who believes that while it’s good to be ‘Modernised’, it isn’t good to be ‘Westernised’. Government rules dictate that each one building, palaces and monasteries have to conform to the normal style of architecture and each side you look at, you recognize you’re in Bhutan.
People are trustworthy and friendly and most significantly, honest and straightforward. While every place has its uniqueness, there have been a couple of that surprised us…
Here are 7 unique facts about Bhutan you probably didn’t know
#1 No desserts
There is no culture in Bhutan to possess desserts. I can not consider the other country within the world where that’s the case. Their menus thus haven’t any option of dessert.
#2 No traffic lights
Throughout Bhutan, there are not any traffic lights. One, the traffic is low, but even when there’s traffic, they’re disciplined and manage beautifully without traffic lights. the sole semblance to a traffic signal I saw was a police booth at one among the junctions in Thimphu which had a policeman giving directions that everybody followed.
#3 No smoking
Smoking is officially banned and while some youngsters may smoke secretly, it’s not allowed.
#4 Tea with salt (Suja)
Bhutanese have their tea with salt in it (Kashmir also has salted tea called Sheer Chai). Called Suja, the Bhutanese love its taste. For a non-Bhutanese, you’d have to acquire the taste, otherwise, you’ll not love it.
#5 Tiger’s nest
Bhutan practises Buddhism. Perched on the side of a cliff 900 m above the Paro Valley is that the Tiger’s Nest (Taktsang), one among the foremost famous Buddhist pilgrimage places within the world. A Bhutanese believes that when during a lifetime, a Bhutanese must visit this sacred place. it’s said that within the 8th century, Guru Rinpoche flew on the rear of a tigress from eastern Bhutan to the present place and meditated within the cave for 3 months and hence its name ‘Tiger’s Nest’.It’s a six-hour rugged trek up and down
#6 No newspapers on Sundays
Bhutanese are relaxed as a community and work on fixed hours with no sense of urgency. Sunday may be completely off day in order that there’s not even a newspaper on Sunday.
#7 Divorce is straightforward
Bhutan has no dowry culture, as a result of which if a boy and a woman like one another, they only attend their parents, buy them food and drink and move out of their house and obtain married. However, if they do not get alongside one another, which can happen if either the boy or girl doesn’t just like the other, they will move out of the wedding by a simple divorce that they will get within a month.
As a result of this culture, most people have multiple marriages and lots of children. But as a community, they are happy and peaceful and domestic violence is treated with utmost severity by law. The good news is that the Bhutanese food is very simple to make and thus, boys don’t have many expectations on the kitchen front from the girls (the most popular dish is the Ema-Datshi, a dish with a lot of chilli and cheese, the two most popular ingredients of Bhutanese cuisine).
The Indian rupee works precisely the same way as in India, as our currency is adequate to the Bhutanese currency. the sole issue in planning travel that you simply may face is to book your flight tickets from Delhi, Mumbai or Kolkata to Paro, as there are only a few flights then, booking or changing or cancelling tickets is an uphill task
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