Bhutan, Paro
Paro (སྤ་རོ་, Wylie: spa ro) city is the seat of Paro District in the Paro Valley of Bhutan which is the gateway to Bhutan as it is home to Paro Airport, Bhutan's only international airport. Paro is also famous for the Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong) a fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro valley which was first built on by Padma Sambhava at the beginning of the tenth century.
Bhutan - the land of the thunder dragon is also a land from a different time. Steeped in tradition and culture the only way to truly appreciate it is by visiting it. "The land of the Thunder Dragon" - Druk Yul, as its called in Tibetian is indeed, the Last Shangrila protected by the mighty Himalayas from the rest of the world. Bhutan is only country where the Monarch rule is still in existence and the Kingdom is blissfully untouched. Hidden in the Eastern Himalayas between India and Tibet and as big as Switzerland, but sparsely populated, Bhutan is as pristine as it gets.
Smiling beautiful young girl students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
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Students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
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Walk on the bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
Walk on the bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
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Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
Street shopping in Paro, Bhutan.
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Market street in Paro, Bhutan.
Red chillies which is staple food being dried outside shops and homes in Paro, Bhutan.
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Red chillies which is staple food being dried outside shops and homes in Paro, Bhutan.
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Red chillies which is staple food being dried outside shops and homes in Paro, Bhutan.
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White Lotus Art Gallery in Paro, Bhutan which is located on the main market street.
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Entrance to White Lotus Art Gallery in Paro, Bhutan, is located on the main market street.
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White Lotus Art Gallery in Paro, Bhutan is located on the main market street. Chhime Dorji and his brother are the primary artists.
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Art gallery - White Lotus Gallery in Paro, Bhutan which is located on the main market street exhibits many of Chhime Dorji's art works.
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Art gallery - White Lotus Gallery in Paro, Bhutan which is located on the main market street.
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Art gallery - White Lotus Gallery in Paro, Bhutan which is located on the main market street.
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Little girl outside her mother's shop on the streets of Paro, Bhutan.
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Mother and child on the streets of Paro, Bhutan.
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Main street, Paro, Bhutan.
Main street, Paro, Bhutan.
Naksel Boutique Hotel Spa, Upper Ngoba Village, Paro, Bhutan, 1, Bhutan.
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DrukAir planes at the Paro International Airport in Bhutan
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DrukAir planes at the Paro International Airport in Bhutan.
In 1968, the Indian Border Roads Organisation built an airstrip in the Paro valley, which was initially utilised for on call helicopter operations by the Indian Armed Forces for the Royal Government of Bhutan. After consideration by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and the Tshogdu, Drukair was established by Royal Charter on 5 April 1981, ten years after the Druk Gyalpo, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck gradually began to open up the Kingdom from self-imposed isolation, and seven years after welcoming its first foreign visitors. India helped build the Paro Airport
and now the Government of India (GoI) has committed Nu 680M, in principle, for the expansion of Paro international airport in the 11th five-year plan (FYP).BTNBhutanDruk Air flightDrukAirParoParo AirportRoyal Bhutan Airlinesflightgeolat26.94004373geolon88.78838056geotaggedrunway
DrukAir planes at the Paro International Airport in Bhutan.
In 1968, the Indian Border Roads Organisation built an airstrip in the Paro valley, which was initially utilised for on call helicopter operations by the Indian Armed Forces for the Royal Government of Bhutan. After consideration by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and the Tshogdu, Drukair was established by Royal Charter on 5 April 1981, ten years after the Druk Gyalpo, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck gradually began to open up the Kingdom from self-imposed isolation, and seven years after welcoming its first foreign visitors. India helped build the Paro Airport
and now the Government of India (GoI) has committed Nu 680M, in principle, for the expansion of Paro international airport in the 11th five-year plan (FYP).BTNBhutanDruk Air flightDrukAirParoParo AirportRoyal Bhutan Airlinesflightgeolat27.40599868geolon89.42258887geotaggedrunway
DrukAir planes at the Paro International Airport in Bhutan
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Paro International Airport, Bhutan. India helped build the Paro Airport
and now the Government of India (GoI) has committed Nu 680M, in principle, for the expansion of Paro international airport in the 11th five-year plan (FYP).
In 1968, the Indian Border Roads Organisation built an airstrip in the Paro valley, which was initially utilised for on call helicopter operations by the Indian Armed Forces for the Royal Government of Bhutan. After consideration by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and the Tshogdu, Drukair was established by Royal Charter on 5 April 1981, ten years after the Druk Gyalpo, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck gradually began to open up the Kingdom from self-imposed isolation, and seven years after welcoming its first foreign visitors.BTNBhutanDruk Air flightDrukAirParoParo AirportRoyal Bhutan Airlinesflightgeolat27.39365330geolon89.43150456geotaggedrunway
View of the Himalayan range including the peaks of Mount Everest enroute flight from Paro, Bhutan to Mumbai, India on Druk Air flight.
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View of the Himalayan range including the peaks of Mount Everest enroute flight from Paro, Bhutan to Mumbai, India on Druk Air flight.
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View of the Himalayan range including the peaks of Mount Everest enroute flight from Paro, Bhutan to Mumbai, India on Druk Air flight.
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Inflight service enroute flight from Paro, Bhutan to Mumbai, India on Druk Air flight.
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DrukAir flight attendants Yeshey Choden and Ugyen Choden on flight from Mumbai, India to Paro, Bhutan on Druk Air flight.
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DrukAir flight attendants on flight from Mumbai, India to Paro, Bhutan on Druk Air flight.
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DrukAir flight attendants on flight from Mumbai, India to Paro, Bhutan on Druk Air flight.
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DrukAir flight attendant Yeshey Choden on flight from Mumbai, India to Paro, Bhutan on Druk Air flight.
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DrukAir flight attendants Yeshey Choden and Ugyen Choden on the flight between Paro, Bhutan to Mumbai, India on Druk Air.
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