A Happy Picture All Over Bhutan!
A Happy Picture All Over Bhutan!
My Bhutan tour experience
Written by : Anwar Hossain
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Hi, I have visited The Royal Kingdom of Bhutan recently. Bhutan is a small beautiful country in South Asia. Thimpu is the capital of Bhutan.
The country’s magnificent land is surrounded by the green hills. It’s known as the Switzerland of the East. The soothing sound of the river waves hitting the bases of the hills indicates the sacred silence of Bhutan.
The small yet picturesque country has set examples of outstanding management, with the people being respectful to the law and order. With no traffic around, I haven’t heard a single vehicle horn in the past seven days. Despite not being a very rich country, people here enjoy a smooth lifestyle due to their honesty and dignity that made them the happiest nation in the world.
The Bhutanese are really down to earth with no complexity in their personalities. The mandatory traditional dress at schools, offices and temples makes Bhutan a lot more colorful. Bhutan, hosting a population of just 8 lac people, is really quiet with its villages seeming an absolute nest of peace! Bhutan’s currency exchange rate is same as Indian Rupee.
With almost 70% of its area covered by forestry, Bhutan hosts lots of rare species of plants and animals. In the four cities of Bhutan that we had been to, including its capital, not a single beggar was seen. No one was seen to be in bad mood. Wherever we went, everyone was seen to be speaking in a really quiet voice. Whoever we met, were very welcoming and warm. The other surprising factor of the country is cleanliness! The serious penalty of messing up places has certainly triggered people to maintain such neatness throughout the country. Despite being a moderate country in terms of wealth and resource, the people of Bhutan seem to be very happy within their limitations.
Bhutan is really a picturesque country. The peak tourism season here are March-May and September-November. Visiting Bhutan in this period requires an advance reservation a few months early. Tourists love visiting in this period since it’s the ideal time for festivals and tracking. But the crowd can be avoided by traveling during the off peak season. Most of the hotels host WI-Fi system. They serve traditional Indian food. They also have a popular snacks called papore.
Bhutan is the only country in the world where trading of tobacco is banned. So smoking in public place results financial penalty of a big margin. However, alcohol is available in bars here and shops are also open till late! Dzongkha is being its state language, most of the people speak in English fluently since there medium of study is English.
The Bhutanese government sponsors a lot of basic public services including medication, education and others. Paro, is one of the most popular sightseeing place in western of Bhutan and the most important and attractive tourism destinations. Every year thousands of Tourists visits Bhutan. There are many small well designed parks all around the city. But Bhutan’s ultimate attraction is its well-mannered and peace loving people. Punakha Suspension Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridge in Bhutan, spanning Protected content and perched high above the very swift river of Po Chhu..
Paro is the only one international airport in Bhutan and they also have three domestic airport. They don’t have any sea beach and also don’t have any seaport. They have the border with India and China. They practice talking in a really quiet voice with no chaos even very quiet in the middle of the super market! Our guide explained us that all they want is quality tourists, even if the volume is very low.
Bhutan’s main source of economy is Hydro Electricity and exports it to India as well. Bhutan is self depended with Power ,Electricity and pure water. They made sure the easy access of fresh drinking water and electricity even in the remote area .Bhutan produces a lot of Apples and export Jams, Jelly’s, Apples and fruit Juices
The current king of Bhutan is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck . He deployed a parliamentary system although it has a monarchy system. In September Protected content will observe their 3rd parliamentary election. There is no political unrest in Bhutan. Bangladesh and Bhutan has a lot of common interest between them. Bhutan was the first country to declare Bangladesh as a Independent country in Protected content people of Bhutan love their King and his family by heart. They consider the Royal family as the symbol of the highest esteem. Bhutanese people hang the king and his family’s picture all over places as a token of love and respect! Be it a bar, a shopping mall or any other public place, this happiness is a common scene in Bhutan.
I came back to Bangladesh with the satisfaction of the peace from my Bhutan tour in this 7 days.