2. Bhutan

Bhutan, March/April

The Kingdom of Bhutan is nestled between India and Tibet in the eastern Himalaya. The government measures sucess as the "Gross National Happniness" of the country as more important than their GNP. This country of 700,000, features mainly traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture.
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Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley. According to legend, the great Tibetan saint Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) landed on this ledge after flying across the Himalaya on the back of a tiger.
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Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley. According to legend, the great Tibetan saint Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) landed on this ledge after flying across the Himalaya on the back of a tiger.

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  • Path to Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley.
  • Path to Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley.
  • Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley. According to legend, the great Tibetan saint Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) landed on this ledge after flying across the Himalaya on the back of a tiger.
  • The King and the Dalai Lama. Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley.
  • The King and the Dalai Lama. Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley.
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  • Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley.
  • Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley. According to legend, the great Tibetan saint Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) landed on this ledge after flying across the Himalaya on the back of a tiger.
  • Two Birds.Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley.
  • Bird. Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley.
  • Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley. According to legend, the great Tibetan saint Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) landed on this ledge after flying across the Himalaya on the back of a tiger.
  • Taktshang, "The Tiger's Nest," a Tibetan Buddhist hermitage perched on a small cliff-side ledge 3,100 feet above the floor of the Paro Valley. According to legend, the great Tibetan saint Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) landed on this ledge after flying across the Himalaya on the back of a tiger.
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