Interesting
The beautiful and sacred Taktsang Monastery located about 20 minutes drive north of Paro is a must see. The place where the Guru Rimpoche flew over the Himalaya from Tibet in the 7th century on the back of a flying Tigress is said to be the origin of Buddhism in Bhutan. From the parking lot at the base of the hill it is about a 2 hour hike to the best view point. It is often closed to the public but just seeing it from the outside is well worth the effort.
Before I flew I was already aware of how small and vulnerable our planet is; but only when I saw it from space, in all its ineffable beauty and fragility, did I realize that human kind's most urgent task is to cherish and preserve it for future generations.
---Sigmund Jähn
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